MYAKKA CITY, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: F & W HARVESTING, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of F & W HARVESTING, INC. in SORRELL GROVES S.R. 675, MYAKKA CITY, FL 34251 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109312611.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- F & W HARVESTING, INC.
- Site address
- SORRELL GROVES S.R. 675
- City
- MYAKKA CITY
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 34251
- Mailing
- P O BOX 54, WAUCHULA, FL 33873
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0761
- Employees
- 42
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 14, 1997
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,000 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 falling off and being run over by High Lift Vehicles, "Goats", when riding on the fuel tank of the vehicle while being transported to the various work areas: (a) On March 20, 1997, employees were riding on the fuel tank of a "Goat", a field modified GMC school bus, serial number T16PAAV576516, while being transported from grove to grove during citrus harvesting operations. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to prohibit any employee from standing or sitting on equipment such as the "Goat", other than in approved passenger seats, while the equipment is in motion.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000.00
- · Z (S) $2500.00
1904.2 A
- Issued
- Apr 14, 1997
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 1997
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 109312611.
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