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OSHA Inspection: SCARFF'S NURSERY, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SCARFF'S NURSERY, INC. in 411 N. STATE ROUTE 235, NEW CARLISLE, OH 45344 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 103232971.

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Site address
411 N. STATE ROUTE 235
City
NEW CARLISLE
State
OH
ZIP
45344
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
0181
Employees
90
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Construction safety.

7 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 15, 1996
Abate by
Dec 11, 1996
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized
hazards that were causing
or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to:
(a)  The employer failed to protect employees while they worked in a
trench installing an
irrigation line, in that the excavation was sloped at an angle deeper than
1 1/2 horizontal to 1 vertical,
there was no ladder or other safe means of egress out of the trench
excavation and there was no daily
inspection of the trench excavation by a competent person.
FEASIBLE ABATEMENT METHODS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1)Provide a ladder, stairway, ramp or other safe means of egress in trench
excavations
of greater than 4' in depth, so as to require no more than 25' of lateral
travel for
employees.
2)Ensure daily inspections of the excavation, the adjacent areas and
protective systems
by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in
possible
caveins,
indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres
or other
hazardous conditions.
3)Protect each employee in an excavation from cave-ins by an adequate
protective
system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c).
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $2000.00
  • — Z (S) $5000.00

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 15, 1996
Abate by
Dec 11, 1996
Penalty
Initial $2,500
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to:
(a)  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in
areas
where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from
falling or flying
objects, or from electrical shock and burns.
FEASIBLE ABATEMENT METHODS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1)Provide employees hard hats where they work in excavations exceeding 5'
in
depth or where there are overhead hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1926.21 B02

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 15, 1996
Abate by
Nov 8, 1996
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
  • — A (S) $2500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1926.100 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 15, 1996
Abate by
Oct 21, 1996
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
  • — A (S) $2500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1926.651 C02

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 15, 1996
Abate by
Oct 21, 1996
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
  • — A (S) $2500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1926.651 K01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 15, 1996
Abate by
Oct 21, 1996
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
  • — A (S) $2500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1926.652 A01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 15, 1996
Abate by
Oct 21, 1996
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
  • — A (S) $2500.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

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