OSHA Inspection: DONOVAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

May 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a. On or about March 24, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite,  an employee using a reciprocating saw did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

May 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a. On or about March 24, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential demolition operations, approximately twenty-four (24) feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.