OSHA Inspection: RUSSELL LANDSCAPE SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Apr 9, 2026

Abate by

May 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $9,458 · Current $7,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a):  The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to any substance at a level in excess of the exposure limit given for that substance in Table Z-1 of this standard.  a) School Campus Adjacent to Carpool B Area; On December 13, 2025, a landscaper utilizing a Billy Goat DL Truck Loader Vacuum was exposed to carbon monoxide(CO) during a 20 minute occupational exposure at a mean calculated 1823.1 ppm CO level (SAE = 0.167). The %COHb in the employee's blood reached a calculated peak level of 24.6%. Atmospheric pressure, height, weight, activity levels, tobacco smoking behavior, and other factors were taken into account. The 8-hour TWA exposure was 76.0 ppm CO ( SAE = 0.116), which is 1.52 times the OSHA PEL of 50 ppm CO.

Issued

Apr 9, 2026

Abate by

May 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  a) School Campus Adjacent to Carpool B Area; On December 13, 2025, a landscaper utilizing a Billy Goat DL Truck Loader Vacuum was exposed to carbon monoxide(CO) during a 20 minute occupational exposure at a mean calculated 1823.1 ppm CO level (SAE = 0.167). The %COHb in the employee's blood reached a calculated peak level of 24.6%. Atmospheric pressure, height, weight, activity levels, tobacco smoking behavior, and other factors were taken into account. The 8-hour TWA exposure was 76.0 ppm CO ( SAE = 0.116), which is 1.52 times the OSHA PEL of 50 ppm CO. The employer did not ensure feasible engineering and administrative controls reduced employee's exposure below the PEL.

Issued

Apr 9, 2026

Abate by

May 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $7,566 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) School Campus Adjacent to Carpool B Area; On or about December 19, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, in that the employer did not ensure that employees were provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, Carbon Monoxide, prior to operating Billy Goat DL Truck Loader Vacuum.