ORLANDO, FL — 1997-10-24 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: HOWARD FERTILIZER COMPANY, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 1997-10-24 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HOWARD FERTILIZER COMPANY, INC. in 8306 S. ORANGE AVE., ORLANDO, FL 32809 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109204651.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: HOWARD FERTILIZER COMPANY, INC.
Site address: 8306 S. ORANGE AVE.
City: ORLANDO
State: FL
ZIP: 32809

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1997-10-24 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1997-10-24 00:00:00
Case closed: 1998-09-01 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 2875
Employees: 65
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Construction safety.

Citations

24 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 2 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Aug 23, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,250 · Current $850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 in that employees were
exposed to the hazard of being crushed by an overturned front end
loader due to lack of approved Rollover Protective Structures
(ROPS) on the equipment:
(a) Two Caterpillar Model 910F front end loaders used for moving
bulk fertilizer ingredients in the plant had the factory installed
ROPS removed, on or about October 24, 1997.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this
hazardous condition would be to reinstall the factory ROPS on the
equipment.
"ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED"ION

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $850.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.23 A01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,750 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $1200.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.23 B01 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S)
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998

1910.23 C03

Serious Gravity 05 5 instances 8 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998

1910.24 C

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,750 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $1200.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.24 E

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Aug 23, 1998

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S)
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.24 H

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 28, 1998

1910.36 B08

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Aug 23, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $700.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.146 C04

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,250 · Current $850 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $850.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 8 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,250 · Current $850 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $850.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.212 A04

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,250 · Current $850 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $850.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.212 A05

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $450.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $750.00

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 02 3 instances 7 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $700.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.219 E01 I

Serious Gravity 02 3 instances 7 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S)
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.219 E03 I

Serious Gravity 02 3 instances 7 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998

1910.219 F03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $700.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.242 B

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $700.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.305 B02

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (S) $700.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.22 A01

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998
Penalty: Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1998-02-04 00:00:00 — I (O) $250.00
1998-01-20 00:00:00 — Z (O) $500.00

1910.157 G01

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 20 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998

1910.178 L

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998

1910.219 C04 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Jan 26, 1998

1910.109 I06 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Jan 20, 1998
Abate by: Feb 23, 1998

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 109204651.

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