OSHA Inspection: SHARYLN CITRUS CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 3, 2006

Abate by

Mar 15, 2006

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,063 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 were likely
to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
crushing hazards:
On or about 12/19/05, at Buck Hammock Groves Block 2, an employee was
exposed to the
hazard of being struck and run over by a loader (goat) that was lacking
clear visibility to the
field of operation while being operated in a grapefruit grove.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to provide
protective, clear, see-through windshields on the loaders, instruct its
operators on maintaining
these windshields clear, clean, and in see-through conditions (ensuring
they have a clear view
of the trail); and provide employees with refresher training to recognize
the hazard of being run-
over during the process of picking fruits within the groves.
PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.