OSHA Inspection: TROPICAL LANDSCAPE LAWN CARE, INC.

Issued

Feb 6, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  a. On or about 11/14/2016, the employer did not send abatement documentation for citation 1 item 1 contained in Inspection #1183647, which was issued on 10/18/2016.  b. On or about 11/14/2016, the employer did not send abatement documentation for citation 2 item 1 contained in Inspection #1183647, which was issued on 10/18/2016.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $1,871 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:     a) On or about October 13, 2016 at the above addressed job site, an employee performing grass cutting with a STIHL trimmer (no model number) and blowing debris with a STHIL BR 430 blower was exposed to noise dose of 68.94% or an equivalent of 87.3 dBA which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  Monitoring was performed for 233 minute sampling time and zero exposure for the remaining 247 minutes of the 8 hour shift.    a) On or about October 13, 2016 at the above addressed job site, an employee performing grass cutting with a STIHL trimmer (no model number) and blowing debris with a STHIL BR 430 blower was exposed to noise dose of 72.32% or an equivalent of 87.6 dBA which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  Monitoring was performed for 230 minute sampling time and zero exposure for the remaining 250 minutes of the 8 hour shift.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 14, 2016

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:  On or about October 13, 2016 at the above addressed worksite, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program to address hazards related to substances that contain chemicals such as but not limited to gasoline and diquat dibromide, for employees performing landscaping.