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Negligent Contractor Ordered To Pay $305,275 Restitution In Death Of Roof Worker In Fair Lawn Negligent Contractor Ordered To Pay $305,275 Restitution In Death Of Roof Worker In Fair Lawn
Negligent Contractor Ordered To Pay $305,275 Restitution In Death Of Roof Worker In Fair Lawn UPDATE: A contactor and his firm who'd previously been cited by OSHA for failing to protect employees from falls was formally ordered Thursday to pay $305,275 in restitution to the estate of a roof worker who plunged to his death during a job in Fair Lawn. Trustworthy Roofing and Siding of Newark and its owner, Derico Ferreira, will remain on probation for five years and must follow specific steps as part of a plea deal with the government following the October 2016 tragedy on Vanore Drive, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. The 33-year-old victim fell during the installation of an…

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