OSHA Inspection: CHANO'S LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

Nov 19, 2012

Abate by

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,960 · Current $1,960

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1): Duties of employers.  Every employer
shall furnish
employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing
or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his or her
employees.
On August the 9th, an employee (employee #1) working outside was exposed
to high
temperatures and had not received training on the dangers of heat stress.
Employee #1
was a landscaper who was operating a lawn mower on the day of the
accident. He started
work at approximately 5:00 am and told his coworker (employee #2) at
approximately
12:05 pm that he was not feeling well. Employee #2 stated that employee #1
left the job
site at 12:05 pm and that he did not see him again after that. The family
member that
employee #1 called stated that the first time that he received a call to
pick him up was
at approximately 2:21 pm. When the family member arrived at Palomino Lane
and
Trotter Circle, Las Vegas, Nevada 89107, the employee was unresponsive,
and the
family member called 911. The high temperature at 3:09 pm when the call
was placed
to 911 was approximately 112 degrees Fahrenheit. The autopsy report from
the Clark
County Coroner identified environmental heat exposure as a significant
condition in the
death of the employee.
Feasible and acceptable methods to abate this hazard include, but are not
limited to:
1. Training employees about the effects of heat related illness, how to
report and
recognize heat related illness symptoms and how to prevent heat related
illness.
2. Including a heat acclimatization program for new employees or employees
returning
to work from absences of three or more days.
3. Providing a cool, climate-controlled area where heat affected employees
may take their
breaks and/or recover when signs and symptoms of heat related illnesses
are recognized.
4. Providing specific procedures to be followed for heat related emergency
situations and
procedures for first aid to be administered immediately to employees
displaying
symptoms of heat related illness.
5. Using dermal patches for monitoring core temperature to better identify
when workers
need to be removed from the work area.

Issued

Nov 19, 2012

Abate by

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $280

Issued

Nov 19, 2012

Abate by

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $280

Issued

Nov 19, 2012

Abate by

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $280