New Hampshire Construction Owner Accused of Lying in OSHA Death Investigation

The owner of Concord, N.H., construction company Craigue & Sons Home Exteriors is being charged with lying to an OSHA officer about the recent death of an employee, the New Hampshire Business Review reports. Nathan Craigue allegedly lied twice about the employment status of a worker who fell off a roof at a Concord, N.H., construction site.

Craigue told the OSHA officers that McKenna was a subcontractor and not an employee, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. In fact, the U.S. Attorney’s office said, McKenna had been an employee of Craigue & Sons for about 20 years.

Nathan Craigue, 43, who owns Craigue & Sons Home Exteriors, told a safety and health officer with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that 51-year-old Kenneth McKenna was a subcontractor and not an employee, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday.

Craigue & Sons already faces fines totaling $40,279 for workplace safety violations found in relation to the death. Among the violations cited by OSHA were failure to have fall protection systems in place and failure to provide fall protection training to employees. Craigue & Sons is contesting the citations.