ARCADIA, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: BENJAMIN RAMIREZ HARVESTING
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BENJAMIN RAMIREZ HARVESTING in HIGHLANDS COUNTY LINE RD., ARCADIA, FL 33821 (NAICS 115115). OSHA activity number 307894808.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BENJAMIN RAMIREZ HARVESTING
- Site address
- HIGHLANDS COUNTY LINE RD.
- City
- ARCADIA
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33821
- Mailing
- 4591 SE HWY 70, ARCADIA, FL 33821
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 115115
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0761
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2004
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
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 burns and or electrocution: a)Tippen Grove - Grove # 3 - Block 314 - Row 14 - Highlands County Line Road - Arcadia, Florida 33821 Employee was raising a metal ladder in an upright position against a tree, within 10' of overhead powerlines, when the ladder came into contact with a 13,200 volt overhead electrical powerline, completing the electrical circuit, on or about 07/08/04. ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO: 1. Use only non-conductive ladders in and around groves where powerlines exist.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 307894808.
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