OSHA Inspection: CESAR GARCIA LANDSCAPING CORP.

Issued

2025-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $1419.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  On or about May 25, 2025, 13954 SW 36th Street, Miami, Florida, an employee was exposed to ejection and fall hazards of approximately 19 feet when performing palm frond trimming work from the basket of an aerial lift without a personal fall personal fall arrest or travel restraint system.

Issued

2025-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $1135.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  On or about May 25, 2025, 13954 SW 36th Street, Miami, Florida, the employer did not conduct a personal protective equipment (PPE) assessment to select and ensure employees were using PPE such as safety glasses and hardhats to cut palm fronds, thus exposing an employee to struck-by hazards due to the lack of eye and head protection.

Issued

2025-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $1135.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  On or about May 25, 2025, at 13954 SW 36th Street Miami, Florida, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards from flying particles while cutting palms fronds with a hand saw when not wearing safety glasses.

Issued

2025-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $1135.00 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 May 25, 2025, 13954 SW 36th Street, Miami, Florida, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards while trimming palm fronds without wearing head protection.

Issued

2025-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $1986.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:  On or about 05/25/2025, at 13941 SW 36th Street, Miami, Florida, an unqualified employee was exposed to electrical shock hazards while trimming palm fronds near energized 13.7-kV power lines without having the training to recognize and avoid the hazards associated with working near energized overhead power lines.

Issued

2025-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $11598.00 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 05/25/2025, at 13954 SW 36th Street, Miami, Florida, an employee was exposed to an electrical shock hazard while performing tree trimming work in a position where the employee was closer than 10-feet to a 13.7-kV energized and uninsulated overhead power line.

Issued

2025-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(b):There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid:  On or about 05/25/2025, at 13954 SW 36th Street, Miami, Florida, employees were not trained by the employer to render first aid in the event of a medical emergency.