OSHA Inspection: DESERT PINES GOLF CLUB

Issued

Sep 2, 2003

Abate by

Sep 15, 2003

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1):  The employer failed to furnish
employment and a place of
employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or
were likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to his employees:
The employer failed to ensure that a Smithco Sweepstar 48H sweeper could
be safety operated
by golf course employees:
a.Near the number 6 fairway sand trap, an employee was operating a Smithco
Sweeper on a slope, next to the sand trap.  The slope he was sweeping at
the time
of the accident was measured and ranged from 15 to 29 degrees.  The Smithco
can be operated on a maximum 20 degree slope, according to a decal on the
unit.
The sweeper overturned, making one complete revolution towards the sand
trap,
and landed back on its wheels.  The operator was found under the sweeper,
where it was subsequently determined that he died from mechanical asphyxia
due
to crushing by heavy weight.  The employer had not identified golf course
slopes
that would exceed the manufacturer's recommendations.  The sweeper, at the
time of the accident, was not equipped with an angle gauge.
Reference the Smithco Decal, indicating a 20 degree maximum slope.
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be to install an
angle gauge.

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Aug 25, 2003

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