WEST PALM BEACH, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: PALM BEACH COUNTY LANDSCAPE, INC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of PALM BEACH COUNTY LANDSCAPE, INC in 3601 HAMILTON KY, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33411 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 340115989.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PALM BEACH COUNTY LANDSCAPE, INC
- Site address
- 3601 HAMILTON KY
- City
- WEST PALM BEACH
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33411
- Mailing
- 1456 SKEES RD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33412
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 561730
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $5,600 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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a fall hazard: On or about October 13, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from a fiberglass step ladder while not using it in the fully-open position. NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT MUST BE PROVIDED FOR THIS ITEM.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5600
- · Z (S) $6300
1904.39 A
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer failed to report to OSHA a work-related death within eight (8) hours after the death of the employee: On or about October 13, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to report a death of an employee from a work-related injury within eight (8) hours after the death.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $700
- · Z (O) $3500
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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 340115989.
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