OSHA Inspection: MENDEZ LAWN SERVICES CORP

Issued

2023-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $0.00 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:  On or about 7/24/2022 at the jobsite located at 869 West 46 Street, Miami Beach, FL 33140, an employee was exposed to an overhead hazard while trimming trees without any head protection.

Issued

2023-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $10940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1): When an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV or below, the location was not such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she could contact cannot come closer to any unguarded energized overhead line:    On or about 7/24/2022 at the jobsite located at 869 West 46 street, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33140, an employee was using a 16-foot,10-inch Notch Seniti 21 Foot Telescoping Aluminum Polesaw  (Model #4177-39) within 10 feet of a 7,620-volt overhead powerline during tree trimming operations, thus exposing the employee to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

2023-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(c)(7): Portable ladders did not have non conductive siderails if they were used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized parts:  On or about 7/24/2022 at the jobsite located at 869 West 46 street, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33140, an employee was exposed to an electrocution hazard when using an aluminum Werner ladder to access a tree that was 7 feet 6 inches from a 7,620-volt overhead power line.