As part of its attempt to raise awareness on safety standards and punish those who violate them, OSHA often names and publicizes cases that include high fine amounts.
In many instances, these citations include small residential builders with a history of repeatedly failing to provide adequate protection for workers. Fine amounts are often negotiated down when businesses contest them.
Here are some of the top fines highlighted by OSHA in the first quarter of 2023. For more on these citations, read the full article from Construction Dive.
- ALJ Home Improvement Inc.
- Fines: $687,536
- Status: Contested
- Guelsin Lima (Extreme Roofing and Siding LLC)
- Fines: $584,333
- Status: Issued
- Bowers Excavating LLC
- Fines: $505,333
- Status: Issued
- Domingos 54 Construction Inc.
- Fines: $464,079
- Status: Issued
- Botticello Inc.
- Fines: $375,021 — Criminal Charges
- Status: Contested
- Ridge Runner Construction LLC
- Fines: $234,741
- Status: Contested
- Security-Luebke Roofing Inc. and JJ Roofing Co.
- Fines: $168,759
- Status: Issued
- Geis Construction Inc.
- Fines: $154,696
- Status: Contested
- The Roof Kings LLC
- Fines: $137,508
- Status: Contested