A New York roofing company principal was arrested and charged with violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations after an employee fell to his death on a construction site.
Jose Lema, the founder and principal of ALJ Home Improvement, was arrested this morning at his home in Nanuet, New York, and will be presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik in White Plains federal court later today.
Lema is accused of willfully violating OSHA regulations, resulting in the death of an employee on February 8, 2022, at a construction site in New Square, New York.
According to the complaint, Lema failed to ensure employees wore fall protection systems, and the victim fell off the roof of a building under construction and died.
The complaint also alleges that Lema’s company, ALJ Home Improvement, had previously been cited six times by OSHA for failing to ensure employees were using fall protection systems, resulting in the death of another employee in 2019.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General investigated the case.
Lema is charged with violating OSHA regulations, resulting in the death of an employee.
The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
The defendant’s real full name is Jose Lema, and the exact criminal charges are willfully violating OSHA regulations.
The city and state where the crime occurred are New Square, New York.
The exact date of the crime is February 8, 2022.
The sentence or outcome is pending.
The defendant’s current status is being held without bail.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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