OSHA Inspection: TEXAS TREE AND LANDSCAPE, LTD.

Issued

2014-11-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5040.00 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 were exposed to struck by and/or crushed by hazards in the event of a roll-over accident:    On or about June 2, 2014, on the grass median along the northbound lanes of Interstate Highway 35E, near Exit 399-A, between the lanes of traffic and the frontage road, employees performing freeway mowing activities using Massey Ferguson tractors and mowing equipment were exposed to being struck by or crushed by the tractors and/or mowing equipment while performing mowing operations.    (a)  The employer did not document that tractors and/or mowing equipment were examined before being placed in service each day.    (b)  Tractors and attached equipment which were not safe to operate were not removed from service when they had defects such bald and worn steering tires.     (d)  The employer did not provide adequate training on the safe operation of the Massey Ferguson tractor and/or mowing equipment.

Issued

2014-11-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    On or about June 2, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not maintain OSHA recordkeeping logs or their equivalent to record injuries or illnesses sustained by the employees.

Issued

2014-11-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.    On or about June 6, 2014, the employer did not provide the requested OSHA 300 injury and illness logs and the OSHA 300A summaries for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, to an authorized representative within four business hours.

Issued

2014-11-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee from a work-related incident or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not orally report the fatality/multiple hospitalization by telephone or in person to the Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of labor, that is nearest to the site of the incident.      The employer did not report a fatality within the required eight-hour reporting period where an employee fatality occurred on June 2, 2014.