WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employees' Compensation Appeals Board issued the following decision:
An Illinois construction contractor - with a history of ignoring federal safety regulations - has again been found exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on a jobsite in Naperville.
Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed employees of United Custom Homes LLC of Oswego, Illinois, working without protective equipment at heights up to 20 feet on a residential home under construction on Aug. 23, 2023.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that of 1,056 construction workers who suffered fatal on-the-job injuries in 2022, 423 of them died in falls.
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