United States v. DNRB, Inc.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

*1066 Eric Roach fell thirty-six feet to his death while working at a warehouse construction site in Kansas City, Missouri. Roach was not using fall-protection equipment when he fell. Following a bench trial before the district court, DNRB was convicted of a Class B misdemeanor for willfully violating two safety regulations and causing Roach's death. See 29 U.S.C. § 666 (e) ; 29 C.F.R. § 1926.760 (a)(l) & (b)(l). On appeal, DNRB challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, several evidentiary rulings, and the sentence imposing the statutory maximum fine of $500,000. We…