OSHA Inspection: P & J LAWN & LANDSCAPING, INC.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1700.00 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, in that, an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard due to an auger attachment on a Kubota skid steer loader not being fully locked in position before use:    (a) Worksite:  On or about 12/10/2016, the employer did not visually verify that the locking mechanisms for an auger attachment on the Kubota skid steer loader were completely engaged in place to prevent detachment of the auger during a drilling operation.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $300.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:     (a) Worksite:  On or about 12/10/2016, the employer did not ensure that his employee (as a bystander) understood the hazards associated with the use of an auger attachment on a Kubota skid steer loader, which required that the employee stand at least ten feet away from the auger drilling point.