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29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall 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 January 21, 2021, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while not utilizing eye protection while operating pneumatic nail guns and portable saws to perform framing work. Employees were cutting wood and putting together framing as well as installing framing without the use of eye protection. Armando Medina was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1358560, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 7, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 6729 North Hamilton Road, Westerville, Ohio 43082.