OSHA Inspection: PAR GOLF GROUP, INC.

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.26(c)(3)(iii):     The ladder base section must be placed with a secure footing.    a. At the Raccoon International Golf Course located in Granville, Ohio an employee suffered a debilitating injury when a Little Giant portable step ladder was placed on the bed-liner in the back of a pick-up truck.  The ladder over-turned while the employee was trimming a tree.

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    a. At the Raccoon International Golf Course located in Granville, Ohio the employer had Grounds Keepers that performed job tasks that should have required PPE such as safety glasses, face shields, head protection, but the employer had not completed a written hazard assessment.

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):     The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    a. At the Raccoon International Golf Course located in Granville, Ohio the employer had employees that operated power tools that created flying debris while performing grounds keeper duties, and did not require them to minimize the hazards with the use of safety glasses and face shields.

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1):     The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.    a. At the Raccoon Interanational Golf Course in Granville, Ohio the employer had an employee that was trimming overhead limbs with a chainsaw without a hardhat.