Tag: roofer

Florida Contractor Faces $464K OSHA Fine

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Mar 30, 2023 EHS Administration

Updated: May 11, 2023

A Tampa, Florida, framing contractor with a history of safety violations faces $464,079 in new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for 3 willful violations and 1 repeat violation, the agency announced March 28. On September 24, 2022, OSHA inspectors observed employees of Domingos 54 Construction Inc. without fall safety gear while working atop […]

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Roofer Hit with $1.8 Million OSHA Penalty

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 21, 2019 Construction

Updated: Jun 21, 2019

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking nearly $1.8 million in penalties from a Maine roofing contractor following a worker’s fatal fall. The agency cited Shawn D. Purvis, owner of Purvis Home Improvement Co., Inc., for 17 egregious willful, repeat, and serious workplace safety violations.