GROVELAND, FL —
OSHA Inspection: HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. in 7205 S.R. 50 EAST, GROVELAND, FL 34736 (NAICS 325314). OSHA activity number 345881999.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 7205 S.R. 50 EAST
- City
- GROVELAND
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 34736
- Mailing
- 7205 S.R. 50 EAST, GROVELAND, FL 34736
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325314
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $8,287 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) For the work being done in the rolling stock area on a front end loader bucket, on or about 04/01/2022, the employer exposed employees to caught in/between hazards, in that, procedures were not developed, documented and utilized to protect employees from the weight of the front-end loader bucket on which maintenance was being performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8287
- — Z (S) $13052
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $8,287 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3):All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): a) For the work being done in the rolling stock area on a front end loader bucket, on or about 04/01/2022, the employer exposed employees to caught in/between hazards, in that, the hazardous energy from the weight of the bucket was not isolated prior to working on the bucket and its associated hydraulics.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8287
- — Z (S) $13052
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345881999.
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