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Friday, April 04, 2008

Feds File Criminal Charges In Death Of Roofer

This week I've been focusing on articles showing an increasing level of public dissatisfaction resulting from a perception that OSHA is not doing the job it should be doing. I'll finish the week with this article from yesterday's edition of the Quad Cities Dispatch. It reports that "A one-time superintendent for a Carbon Cliff roofing company faces federal criminal charges for allegedly obstructing an investigation into the accidental death of an employee."

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois has filed a criminal complaint against Stephen F. Vyncke, an employee of Winter's Architectural Roofing in Carbon Cliff. He is charged with obstructing an OSHA investigation.

You can read the article online at: http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=381169

Again I urge you to read the comments at the bottom of the article.

Labels: OSHA, Workers' Comp, workplace safety