OSHA Inspection: OMNI BARTON CREEK, INC.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction signs were not used where there was a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures:  On or about July 7, 2016 and in times prior thereto, the safety decals on a Kubota tractor with a Toro mower were illegible, exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by equipment.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about July 7, 2016, and in times prior thereto, employees were exposed to the hazards of being struck by/crushed by a Kubota tractor pulling a Toro Reelmaster mower in that an Energy Control Program (Lockout/Tagout) had not been developed and utilized for servicing such equipment, for example when the rotors become clogged.