OSHA Inspection: BIRCHWOOD LANDSCAPING SERVICES

Issued

Sep 17, 1999

Abate by

Sep 21, 1999

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 to employees in
that:
(a)On July 30, 1999, an employee operating a "Tiger-Turf" Model STT 61-
22 KA, on a slope hill next to a building "Milwaukee County Hospital"
was crushed by the riding mower.
Certification, and documentation/evidence of abatement is required.
Certification of abatement is required by 29 CFR Part 1903 and is to be
submitted within ten (10)
calendar days after the abatement date.
ABATEMENT NOTES: Among other methods, one or more feasible and acceptable
methods to correct
this hazard is to:
Train employees in the safe operation of riding mowers on slopes, wet
grass, limitations of
hydrostatic drives, and usage of emergency/parking brakes.  2) Provide
additional training for
employees on new equipment by providing operator's manual and/or ANSI
B71.1 describing the
safe operating procedures in section 20, fig.10.  3) Provide additional
training on the maximum
recommended slope that the riding mower should be used on as outline in
the owners manual.
Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Sep 17, 1999

Abate by

Oct 20, 1999

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $100 Reduced