OSHA Inspection: PRECISION LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, LP

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized struck-by and crushed-by hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees:     a) This violation occurred on or about September 11, 2014, in the maintenance shop; where at least one (1) employee, who was performing service and maintenance work on a riding lawn mower that was being lifted by a twin-post lift, was exposed to the hazards of being struck-by and crushed-by the falling mower.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was not isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) The employer did not ensure that a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections was established before an employee performs service or maintenance work on a riding lawn mower so that the mower was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  This violation occurred on or about September 11, 2014, in the maintenance shop; where an employee, who was working underneath a riding lawn mower that was being supported by a twin-post lift, metal bar and pipe, was exposed to the unexpected release of stored energy.  The mower was not isolated from falling.