An Urbana construction company has been fined for violating safety measures at a job site in Champaign last year.

The U.S. Department of Labor cited T. Scott Dillman Enterprises for failing to provide roof and scaffolding fall protection following an October 2010 inspection at a residential home in Champaign.

The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, cited the company for four safety violations involving failure to provide adequate fall protection and training for employees working on scaffolds and residential roofing projects.

OSHA has proposed $70,070 in penalties. The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director or contest the findings, according to the department.

Attempts to reach Scott Dillman for comment were unsuccessful. According to the state roofing permit, the company does business as The Dillman Brothers.

T. Scott Dillman Enterprises was issued one willful citation for failing to provide fall protection for employees working on a scaffold. A willful violation is "when an employer has demonstrated either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the law or plain indifference to employee safety and health," according to OSHA.

The company was issued a repeat citation for failing to train employees on the safe use of scaffolding. Dillman Enterprises previously was cited for failing to provide fall protection and training for workers in July 2008 and July 2010, according to OSHA.

The company also received two serious citations for allowing employees to work on a residential roof without adequate fall protection and failing to train employees in fall protection requirements. A serious violation is when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.

"Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in the workplace," said Thomas Bielema, OSHA's area director in Peoria in a release. "Failing to provide fall protection is unacceptable. OSHA is committed to ensuring employers abide by its safety and health regulations."

The October 2010 visit by OSHA officials to the Champaign home was a routine inspection as part of an emphasis program on fall prevention, according to department spokeswoman Rhonda Burke.

OSHA standards require that an effective form of fall protection, such as guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems, be in use when workers perform residential construction activities 6 feet or more above the next lower level.