OSHA Inspection: GRASSKEEPERS LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

Aug 16, 2007

Abate by

Sep 5, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $883 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not
furnish employmnent 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 amputation hazards:
LOCATION:  Job Site, Dakota Court
a) The employer did not train their employees to follow safety precautions
while operating the
Bob-Cat Lawn Mower, thus exposing the employees to amputation hazards, on
or about
06/22/07.
Among other feasible methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct this
hazard is to...
1. Follow the instructions in the ANSI B71.4-2004 for Commercial Turf Care
Equipment-Safety
Specifications, page 38, section 1.0 Training; # 1.1 "Read the operators
Manual and other
training material. If the operator(s) or mechanic(s) cannot read English
it is the owner's
responsibility to explain this material to them". #1.3 "All operator and
mechanics should be
trained. The owner is responsible for training the users".
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case
file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of
abatement for this
violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Aug 16, 2007

Abate by

Aug 28, 2007

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $883

Issued

Aug 16, 2007

Abate by

Aug 21, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $883 Reduced