LAKE WORTH, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: ABELL'S NURSERY INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ABELL'S NURSERY INC. in 5850 HYPOLUXO RD, LAKE WORTH, FL 33463 (NAICS 111421). OSHA activity number 339422958.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABELL'S NURSERY INC.
- Site address
- 5850 HYPOLUXO RD
- City
- LAKE WORTH
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33463
- Mailing
- 5850 HYPOLUXO RD, LAKE WORTH, FL 33463
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 111421
- Employees
- 21
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.305 J02 V
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(v): A receptacle installed outdoors in a location protected from the weather or in other damp locations did not have an enclosure for the receptacle that was weatherproof when the receptacle was covered (attachment plug cap not inserted and receptacle covers closed): a. On or about September 19, 2013, at the tractor holding area of the above addressed worksite. Employees were exposed to an electrical hazard while energizing equipment from an electrical outlet that lacked a waterproof enclosure.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure a. On or about September 19, 2013, at the break room of the nursery area of the above addressed worksite. Employees were exposed to an electrical hazard while energizing appliances (i.e. a refrigerator and a microwave oven) by using an extension cord.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a. On or about September 19, 2013, at the nursery facility of the above referenced worksite. The employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program for protecting an employee that dispensed diesel into a truck from chemical hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: a. On or about September 13, 2013, at the nursery facility of the above referenced worksite. The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for diesel, exposing an employee to a chemical hazard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a. On or about September 19, 2013, at the nursery facility of the above referenced worksite. An employee that dispensed diesel into a truck was not provided with information and training, as evidenced by, among other conditions; employee lacked knowledge of the details and availability of the company's hazard communication program; employee lacked knowledge of the purpose, location and availability of the required safety data sheets; employee lacked knowledge of the hazards presented by the chemical, etc.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339422958.
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