NEWPORT, RI ·
OSHA Inspection: DAPONTE'S LANDSCAPING SERVICES
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DAPONTE'S LANDSCAPING SERVICES in 131 NARRAGANSETT AVE, NEWPORT, RI 02840 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 344106299.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DAPONTE'S LANDSCAPING SERVICES
- Site address
- 131 NARRAGANSETT AVE
- City
- NEWPORT
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02840
- Mailing
- 700 WOOD ST., BRISTOL, RI 02809
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,315 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 caught-between hazard from working near a vehicle that was performing a backing maneuver into an opening with limited extra space available, without adequate spotting protocols and training in place: (a) At the side gate entrance to 131 Narragansett Ave: On or about 7/25/2019, the employer did not ensure that employees followed safe procedures while using a spotter during a truck backing task with limited clearance in that the truck driver and the spotter did not have visual contact with each other during the operation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3315
- · Z (S) $6630
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344106299.
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