OSHA Inspection: SNS LAWN & LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INCORPORATED

Issued

Dec 9, 2004

Abate by

Jan 31, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,700 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 a crushing hazard due to potential roll-over when
operating ride-on mowers on
embankments sloping from 15 to 28 degrees:
(a)Alcoa Plant, North of Paint Line Building - An employee operated a 27
horse
power, Scag riding mower, serial number RD155, 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 September 4, 2004.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard would be to develop and implement an effective written operator
training program
for the mower operators which incorporates, at a minimum, that operators
be thoroughly
trained in the safe operating practices for the mowers and in the
recognition of potentially
hazardous conditions, such as those stated in the American National
Standard for
Commercial Turf Care Equipment, ANSI B71.4-2004 and the Scag Power
Equipment,
Operator's Manual.
VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION