MIAMI, FL —
OSHA Inspection: BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC. in SW 152 COURT & SW 40 STREET, MIAMI, FL 33175 (NAICS 562219). OSHA activity number 310208863.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC.
- Site address
- SW 152 COURT & SW 40 STREET
- City
- MIAMI
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33175
- Mailing
- 3840 NW 37 COURT, MIAMI, FL 33142
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 562219
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4953
- Employees
- 350
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2006
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500
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: On or about 08/04/2006, two employees were exposed to falling hazard while working on top of a recycling waste truck without any fall protection. Among other methods, one feasible and useful method to correct this hazard is to prohibit employees to climb on top of the trucks while in the field. PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $4500.00
- — Z (S) $4500.00
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2006
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $4,725 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $4725.00
- — Z (S) $6300.00
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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 310208863.
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