New safety violations against Allways Roofing bring outstanding fines to more than $3.5 million



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*New safety violations against Allways Roofing bring outstanding fines to more than $3.5 million *

Nov. 9, 2023



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TUMWATER ? For the second time in five months, a Snohomish roofing company is facing more than $400,000 in fines for disregarding safety rules it has violated 60 times over the past four years.

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The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries [ [link removed] ] (L&I) opened an inspection of Allways Roofing last April after a referral to L&I reported roofers working on a two-story house without connected safety harnesses or eye protection in the Mount Vernon neighborhood.

Inspectors photographed two workers, including the job-site lead, wearing safety harnesses that were not hooked to an anchor point to prevent them from falling off the roof. Falling from heights is one of the leading causes of workplace deaths and serious injuries. Allways Roofing has had at least seven serious injuries, including five falls from heights and two eye injuries from nail guns.

Allways Roofing is one of the most frequent violators of safety rules in the state, with dozens of violations going back more than 10 years. Total fines against the company amount to more than $3.7 million since 2019. So far, the company has paid L&I just under $250,000.

The company also owes $22,426.39 in past due workers? compensation premiums. Its contractor registration is suspended until those premiums are paid.

At ProtectMyHome.net [ [link removed] ], consumers looking for roofing or any other type of construction work can easily review the safety record of any potential contractors, as well as checking their registration, licensing, insurance, and other information.

The latest inspection resulted in $433,718.00 in fines including four egregious, willful, repeat violations of fall protection rules, the most severe penalty imposed by the state.

?The requirements are clear. If Allways Roofing is getting cited this often, it means they?re purposefully ignoring the rules to save time and make money,? said Craig Blackwood, assistant director for L&I?s Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

?We won?t give up on our efforts to protect these workers no matter how many times we have to inspect, cite, and fine this company,? he said.

Allways Roofing has been, and will remain in the Severe Violator Program and is subject to greater scrutiny by the state. It is not appealing the latest fines.

*Preventing falls in construction
*Information and training are key to preventing falls. L&I has a digital fall protection tool [ [link removed] ] to help employers and workers learn fall protection rules and other ways to stay safe on the job. If you see roofers working without fall protection, you can report it anonymously online [ [link removed] ] or call L&I at 1-800-423-SAFE (7233).

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*Nuevas violaciones de seguridad contra Allways Roofing aumentan las multas pendientes a m?s de 3.5 millones*

TUMWATER ? ?Por segunda vez en cinco meses, una compa??a de techado de Snohomish se enfrenta a m?s de $400,000 en multas por ignorar las normas de seguridad que ha infringido en m?s de 60 ocasiones en los pasados cuatro a?os.

El Departamento de Labor e Industrias del Estado de Washington [ [link removed] ] (L&I) abri? una inspecci?n de Allways Roofing el pasado abril tras recibir una referencia reportando a techadores trabajando en una casa de dos pisos sin tener conectados arneses de seguridad o protecci?n para los ojos en un vecindario de Mount Vernon.

Los inspectores fotografiaron a dos trabajadores, incluyendo el encargado del sitio de trabajo, que llevaban arneses de seguridad que no estaban conectados a un punto de anclaje para prevenir que se cayeran del techo. Las ca?das desde las alturas es una de las causas principales de muertes y lesiones graves en el lugar de trabajo. Allways Roofing ha tenido al menos siete lesiones graves incluyendo cinco por ca?das desde las alturas y dos lesiones oculares ocasionadas por una pistola de clavos.

Allways Roofing es uno de los infractores m?s frecuentes de las normas de seguridad en el estado, con docenas de infracciones que se remontan a m?s de diez a?os atr?s. La cantidad total de las multas contra la compa??a es de m?s de $3.7 millones desde el 2019. Hasta ahora, la compa??a a pagado un poco menos de $250,000 a L&I.

La compa??a tambi?n debe $22,426.39 en las primas del seguro de compensaci?n para trabajadores. Su registraci?n de contratista est? suspendida hasta que se paguen estas primas.

En ProtejoMiHogar.net [ [link removed] ], los consumidores que buscan trabajos de techado u otro tipo de trabajo de la construcci?n pueden f?cilmente revisar el registro de seguridad de cualquier contratista potencial, al igual que revisar su registraci?n, licencias, seguro y otra informaci?n.

La ?ltima inspecci?n result? en $433,718.00 en multas incluyendo cuatro infracciones atroces, deliberadas, y repetidas por no seguir las normas de protecci?n contra ca?das, la sanci?n m?s severa impuesta por el estado.

?Los requisitos son claros. Si Allways Roofing est? recibiendo tantas citaciones, significa que est?n ignorando las normas a prop?sito para ahorrar tiempo y hacer dinero,? se?al? Craig Blackwood, subdirector de la Divisi?n de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional de L&I.

?No nos rendiremos en nuestros esfuerzos para proteger a estos trabajadores sin importar cuantas veces tengamos que inspeccionar, citar y multar a esta compa??a,? Blackwood coment?.

Allways Roofing est? y permanecer? en el Programa de Infractores Severos y est? sujeto a mayor vigilancia por el estado. No est? apelando las ?ltimas multas.

*Prevenci?n de ca?das en la construcci?n
* La informaci?n y capacitaci?n son claves para prevenir este tipo de tragedia en el lugar de trabajo. L&I tiene una herramienta digital de protecci?n contra ca?das [ [link removed] ] (solo en ingl?s) para ayudar a los empleadores y trabajadores a aprender las normas de protecci?n contra ca?das y otras maneras de mantenerse seguros en el trabajo. Si usted ve a trabajadores de techado trabajando sin protecci?n contra ca?das, puede reportarlo de manera an?nima en l?nea [ [link removed] ] o llamar a L&I al 1-800-423-SAFE (7233).

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*For media information: *Dina Lorraine <[email protected]>, L&I Public Affairs, 360-972-4868.
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L&I inspectors photographed these Allways Roofing employees working on top of a house in Mount Vernon, Wash. without wearing proper fall protection.







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