OSHA Inspection: POWER PLANT LANDSCAPING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Aug 18, 2011

Abate by

Aug 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,080 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
falling hazards:
On or about 03/04/2011, 11756 Lake House Ct., North Palm Beach, Florida,
employees riding
on the edge of the cargo area of an Isuzu NPR insulated van used for
landscaping work were
exposed to the hazard of falling from the vehicle while moving.
Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method is to
prohibit employees
from sitting on or working from the edge of the cargo area.
PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.