OSHA Inspection: FARMER MIKE'S LLC

Issued

Jul 2, 2010

Abate by

Jul 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

Hazardous substances 8880

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 while
driving excavating
equipment through a retention area:
a) On or about 01/12/10, an employee drove an excavator through a retention
pond at the farmland on SE Bonita Springs Road in Bonita Springs (FL) in an
attempt to repair a broken rim dike.  Although the pond was only about a
foot
deep, the employee was unaware that the pond dropped-off into a waterway
system which was more than 20-feet deep.  The excavator became submerged
and the employee drowned in their attempt to escape.  The employer had not
demarcated the area to warn of the depth and depth changes.
Among other methods of abatement, feasible and acceptable methods to
correct
this hazard include:
1.Implementing a policy prohibiting the operation of excavators and/or
other farm equipment to travel through ponds.
2.Posting signs around water hazards and drop-off points indicating water
depths.ing

Issued

Jul 2, 2010

Abate by

Aug 4, 2010

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Jul 2, 2010

Abate by

Jul 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

Hazardous substances 8880

Issued

Jul 2, 2010

Abate by

Jul 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

Hazardous substances 8880

Issued

Jul 2, 2010

Abate by

Jul 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600