OSHA Inspection: DUNEDIN GOLF MANAGEMENT, LLC

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3492.00 · Current $2095.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  a.  On or about 6/19/2018, in the ground maintence building, on the work bench, employees were exposed to amputation hazards, in that, the rotating blades on the cutting unit for the Toro 3100D mower were not guarded while the backlapping machine turned the blades and employees were applying a lubricant compound to the blades as they rotated.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2245.00 · Current $1347.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  a.  On or about 6/19/2018, in the ground maintenance building, the spindles on the backlapping machine, which is used to turn the blades on the cutting units for the Toro Reel Master 3100-D mower, were exposed and not guarded from accidental contact.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $210.00 · Current $126.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  a. On or about 6/19/2018, at the jobsite, in the ground maintenance building, the floors, work bench, storage shelves and outside area were cluttered and dirty, in that, there were bags of fertilizer, stacks of old batteries, spare mower parts, buckets of various oils, and fuel cans scattered around the shop and the shelves & work bench were cluttered with aerosol cans, loose tools, and various repair parts.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $210.00 · Current $126.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a. On or about 6/19/2018, in the ground maintence building, multiple extension cords were daisy chained together to create a longer power cord.  b. On or about 6/19/2018, in the ground maintence building, a power strip was connected to an extension cord.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $210.00 · Current $126.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:  a. On or about 6/19/2018, in the ground maintenance building, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards, in that, the plastic housing on the electrical plug on the Easy Picker ball washer unit was cracked and plugged into the electrical outlet.

Issued

2018-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $210.00 · Current $126.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a. On or about 6/19/2018, employees working in the ground maintence building were not provided adequate hazardous communication training covering, but not limited to, the proper method for handling, storing, and disposing on various chemicals including, but not limited to, diesel fuel, gasoline, fertilizers and lubricants.