OSHA Inspection: ONESOURCE LANDSCAPE & GOLF SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Oct 2, 2002

Abate by

Oct 15, 2002

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 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 employees were exposed to the hazard of lawn mowers
tipping over:
a)  Retention pond at Waldon Oaks Place and Alexander Street - An employee
operated
an Exmark riding lawn mower on a slope greater than 15 degrees, exposing
the employee
to the hazard of being crushed, trapped or thrown in the event of a roll
over, on or about
May 30, 2002.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement to
correct this
hazard is to follow the manufacturer's operator's manual and label adhered
to the mower
to prohibit employees from operating this type of equipment on slopes
greater than 15
degrees.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION

Issued

Oct 2, 2002

Abate by

Oct 7, 2002

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced