COLUMBIA STATION, OH —
OSHA Inspection: MORTON'S LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MORTON'S LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY in 27757 CAPLE ROAD, COLUMBIA STATION, OH 44028 (NAICS 561730). OSHA activity number 346296833.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MORTON'S LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
- Site address
- 27757 CAPLE ROAD
- City
- COLUMBIA STATION
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44028
- Mailing
- 25271 SPRAGUE ROAD, COLUMBIA STATION, OH 44028
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 41
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B02
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Abate by
- May 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $6,564 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1926.300(b)(2) Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth in American National Standards Institute, B15.1-1953 (R1958), Safety Code for Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus. 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): a) Morton's Landscape Development Company at the worksite location 27757 Capel Road, Columbia Station, Ohio, 44028: On or about October 17, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that the caught in hazards of the failing chains of the rotating beater shaft (point of operation) of the Reinco mulcher were adequately guarded. Operating employees were exposed to amputation hazards at the point of operation while feeding straw into the beater chamber of the Reinco mulcher.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6564
- — Z (S) $10938
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,813 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2):The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. a) Morton's Landscape Development Company at the worksite location 27757 Capel Road, Columbia Station, Ohio, 44028: On or about October 17, 2022, the employer or employer representative failed to contact the Toledo Area OSHA Office or the 24-hour OSHA number within 24-hours after an employee received amputation injuries that resulted from a workplace injury/incident. The employer later contacted the OSHA Office on October 19, 2022.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $7813
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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 346296833.
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