Davenport v. Allegheny Construction Co.

By Judge Robert P. Doherty, Jr.

This matter comes before the Court on the Plaintiff agency’s (Department of Labor and Industry or “DOLI” ) bill of complaint seeking to enforce citations of the Defendant contractor for violations of the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Acts (“ VOSH” ), codified at §§ 40.1-44.1 to 40.1-51.4:5 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, and the associated agency regulations. After inspecting the Defendant’s job site, DOLI cited the Defendant with the following five “Serious” workplace safety violations as defined in § 40.1-49.3 of the Code of f Virginia…