OSHA Inspection: PITTSFORD TREE & LANDSCAPE, INC.

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  a) On or about 10/24/19 in the shop; employees who use the cutting torch were exposed to contact with a fire hazard when the portable fire extinguishers located in this area (south wall near the cutting torch and on the wall near the office door) had their last maintenance check on April 2018.   b) On or about 10/24/19 near the shop; employees use gasoline and diesel pumps were exposed to contact with a fire hazard when the portable fire extinguishers located between the fuel tanks had their last maintenance check on April 2018.     NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(e)(1)(ii): All power-driven chains, belts, and gears were not positioned or otherwise guarded to prevent the operator's accidental contact therewith, during normal starting, mounting, and operation of the machine.  a) On or about 10/24/19 in the shop area; employees were exposed to caught in hazards when the belt and pulleys, on the operator side of the eXmark brand X series mower 60" deck, were exposed and without guarding.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(e)(4)(i): The highest point(s) of all openings in the blade enclosure, front shall be limited by a vertical angle of opening of 15 deg. and a maximum distance of 1 1/4 inches above the lowest cutting point of the blade in the lowest blade position.  a) On or about 10/24/19 in the shop area; employees were exposed to caught in and struck by hazards when the blade enclosure opening, on the eXmark brand X series with a 60" cut, was open and without an enclosure device.        NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(e)(4)(iii)(b): A rigid bar was not fastened across the discharge opening, secured to prevent removal without the use of tools. The bottom of the bar was higher than the bottom edge of the blade enclosure.   a) On or about 10/24/19 in the shop area; employees were exposed to caught between hazards when the bottom of the discharge opening on the eXmark brand X series mower deck (60") was open and without a bar.     NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $3031.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): Electric equipment had damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken;   a) On or about 10/24/19 in the shop; employees were exposed to contact with electrical current when two of the outlets on the quad box, located on the south east wall of the shop, outlets were cracked.      b) On or about 10/24/19 on the fuel storage tanks; employees were exposed to contact with electrical current when the plastic conduit supplying power to both fuel tank pumps was broken in several places exposing bare conductors.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(2)(ii): The neutral conductor of a single-phase, three-wire system was not grounded.  a) On or about 10/24/19 shop area; employees were exposed to electrical shock when the quad outlet on the south west side of the shop registered a bad ground reading on the Sperry Stop Shock tester.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and/or an incident report (OSHA Form 301or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days  of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:  a) On or about 10/24/19 employer had not recorded an injury, which occurred on 7/22/19 and resulted in medical treatment (stitches), on their site OSHA 300 log.   NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 10/24/19 in the shop and field work areas; employees were exposed to contact with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, flammables (Castle Shop Solv, gasoline), combustibles (diesel fuel), reproductive hazard ( NAPA Throttle Body Cleaner), combustible dust hazards ( Finn brand HydroStik), when the employer did not provided training to employees who used these hazardous chemicals in their work areas.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED