OSHA Inspection: ACQUA TERRA, INC.

Issued

Feb 14, 2006

Abate by

Feb 21, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 being struck
by or crushed by
hazards:
On or about 09/22/05, at or near Saddle Club Drive and Weston Road in
Bonaventure, Florida
an employee operating a Vermeer Tractor/Trencher, model V-450, was exposed
to a crushing
injury from being caught between the roll-over protection (ROPS) and the
ground because the
manufacturer's installed seat belt was not being worn.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to train and require all employees to use the seat belt when operating the
Vermeer V-450 tractor
as required by the equipment Operator's Manual, specifically, "Seat belts
are to be worn at all
times while operating the tractor from the tractor seat".
PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Feb 14, 2006

Abate by

Feb 21, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 drowning
hazard:
On or about 09/22/05, at or near Saddle Club Drive and Weston Road in
Bonaventure, Florida
an employee operating a Vermeer Tractor/Trencher, model V-450, was exposed
to a drowning
hazard when descending a steep slope while the tractor was not in gear,
causing the tractor to
go into the lake and rolling over.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to train all employees to keep the tractor in gear when descending a slope
as required by the
equipment Operator's Manual, specifically, "Always keep the tractor in
gear when descending
hills".
PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.