OSHA Inspection: NEW HOPE COMMUNITY, INC.

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish 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, as employees were exposed to the hazard of being crushed by a riding lawn mower that is operated on terrain with unprotected ditches:    (a) On or about June 3, 2014, 306 Stupell Circle, an employee was working on the lawn cutting the grass with a zero turn ride on John Deere Mini-Frame z-Trak 717 mower. The employee mowed to the edge of the drainage ditch at the bottom of the hill where the mower tipped and rolled over into the ditch crushing the employee. The employer did not provide adequate training and information to all employees who perform this work on the safe use and handling of the lawn mowing equipment, the terrain, and means and methods to protect themselves from the hazard of roll or tip  over.

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:    (a) On or about June 3, 2014, for employees wearing prescription lenses only, while operating John Deere riding mowers to mow the grass throughout the property.