LABRADOR CITY, N.L. – The occupational health and safety branch of the Newfoundland and Labrador government has charged two companies and two individuals for violating the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Oct. 25, 2013, when a roofing worker died after falling from the top of a building in Labrador City, according to a Nov. 6 news release from Service N.L. McCarthy’s Roofing Limited, the worker’s employer, has been charged with eight counts, including not providing effective instruction or supervision, failing to use a fall-protection system, operating a hoist incorrectly and ignoring safe work procedures in general. In addition, a McCarthy’s supervisor is charged with three counts related to insufficient supervision, while another employee is charged with four counts alleging inadequate protection of himself and his colleagues. The building owner, Northern Property REIT, is charged with failing to ensure that contracted employers and workers complied with the Act. All charged parties will make their first court appearance in a Wabush provincial court on Nov. 26.