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Though Shawn D. Purvis was found not guilty of workplace manslaughter after the death of a worker in 2018, he remains liable for civil penalties for 20 federal safety violations, a judge ruled.

A federal judge says Shawn Purvis willfully exposed employees to fall hazards at roofing worksites

The owner of a Scarborough home improvement company who has a long history of workplace safety violations has been charged with workplace manslaughter in the death of a roofer who was not wearing federally required fall protection when he fell to his death from a roof at a house on Munjoy Hill in December, according […]

Though Shawn D. Purvis was found not guilty of workplace manslaughter after the death of a worker in 2018, he remains liable for civil penalties for 20 federal safety violations, a judge ruled.

Shawn Purvis, who owns Purvis Home Improvement Co. Inc., failed to provide adequate fall prevention for workers between 2018 and 2019.

A jury has found that a roofing contractor in Maine is not guilty of workplace manslaughter for the 2018 death of a worker. The Portland Press Herald

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A jury has found that a roofing contractor in Maine is not guilty of workplace manslaughter for the 2018 death of a worker. The Portland Press Herald reports that the jury reached its verdict Thursday at the Cumberland County Courthouse.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A jury has found that a roofing contractor in Maine is not guilty of workplace manslaughter for the 2018 death of a worker. The Portland Press Herald reports that the jury reached its verdict Thursday at the Cumberland County Courthouse.

A jury began deliberations Thursday afternoon in the trial of Shawn Purvis, the home improvement company owner charged with manslaughter for the 2018 workplace death of a roofer who worked for him.

Jury selection got underway Wednesday for the trial of a roofing contractor charged in the death of a worker who fell from a roof because of alleged