OSHA Inspection: C & C LANDSCAPING, LLC

Issued

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $8,407 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 crushing hazards.    a)  C & C Landscaping LLC, at the address of 9810 River Road, Milan, Ohio 44870: On or about July 16, 2018, employees operating a utility tractor near steep grades were exposed to roll-over hazards.  An employee operating a Ford 3600 (s/n D3NN4024AD) tractor sustained fatal injuries when the tractor overturned into a ravine. The employer did not ensure that a seat belt was installed and used on the tractor which was equipped with a roll-over protection structure.      Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to follow the guidelines in American National Standards Institute/ American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ANSI/ASAE) S478.1 FEB2012 (R2016), Roll-Over Protection Structures (ROPS) for Compact Utility Tractors by affixing a seat belt assembly to tractors equipped with ROPS systems.  In addition, develop training procedures to ensure employees are aware of the hazards associated with roll overs and understand the importance of wearing a seat belt on tractors equipped with ROPS system and ensure employees do not operate a ROPS equipped tractor on or near slopes.

Issued

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,801 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident     a) C & C Landscaping LLC, at the address of 9810 River Road, Milan, Ohio 44870: On or about July 16, 2018 the employer failed to report an employee fatality following a workplace incident occurring in/at their work place within 8 hours of learning of the fatality. The employer failed to contact the Toledo Area Office or the 24 hour OSHA number to report the fatality after receiving notification of death resulting from events occurring at the workplace. The employer was made aware of the death on the same day as the accident. It was not until July 19, 2018 that the employer contacted the Area Office to report the fatality.