MILTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: RZ LANDSCAPING CORP
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RZ LANDSCAPING CORP in 64 DYER AVE, MILTON, MA 02186 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 346070378.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RZ LANDSCAPING CORP
- Site address
- 64 DYER AVE
- City
- MILTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02186
- Mailing
- 161 CENTRAL AVENUE, CHELSEA, MA 02150
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561730
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Location - 64 Dyer Ave Milton MA. On or about 7/11/2022, the employee operating the chainsaw in the tree cutting branches was observed not wearing fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $4351
1910.30 A01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $1,865 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not provide training for each employee who used personal fall protection systems or who was required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart before the employees were exposed to a fall hazard. Active work site / 64 Dyer Ave Milton MA On or about 7/11/2022, an employee cutting branches from a tree approximately 40-feet high was not trained to utilize fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1865
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,108 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): The appropriate protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: Location 64 Dyer Ave Milton MA. On or about 7/11/2022, employee was observed up approximately 40 feet in a tree using a chain saw to cut tree branches off without wearing chaps.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $3108
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that appropriate eye or face protection was used when employees were subjected to eye injuries from flying objects, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation. Location - 64 Dyer Ave Milton MA. On or about 7/11/2022, the employee operating the chainsaw in the tree cutting branches was observed not wearing eye or face protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2486
1910.135 A01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,108 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects: Active work site / 64 Dyer Ave Milton Ma. On or about 7/11/2022, employees working underneath another employee cutting branches with a chainsaw off from the tree were exposed to falling tree limbs, where hard hats were not being used or provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3108
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: Active work site / 64 Dyer Ave Milton Ma On or about 7/11/2022, the employer did not document through a written certification where fall protection, eye and face protection, chaps, and head protection were required while performing tree cutting operations and tree cleanup operations from the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 346070378.
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