OSHA Inspection: FLOWERWOOD NURSERY, INC.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6652.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:   a) On or about September 11, 2017 and times prior; Mechanic Shop Area: Knockout holes and openings were not closed exposing employees to arc flash, electrical shock, fire and explosive hazards on the following equipment:      i. Bench Grinder Station: Open knockouts on suspended electrical receptacle box 110volt,       ii. Shop Main Electrical Panel Box: Bottom of box has corroded openings/holes and is not sealed or contained,      iii. Electrical Panel Box - 200 amp  (Left of "Shop Main" panel box): Missing knockout on the bottom of panel box,      b) On or about September 11, 2017 and times prior; Tool Room Area (Shipping/Receiving Station): Knockout hole and opening was not closed exposing employees to arc flash, electrical shock, fire and explosive hazards.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4989.00 · Current $5600.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.   a) On or about September 11, 2017 and at times prior; Welding Shop Area: The employer exposed employees to fire hazards and explosive hazards in that employer failed to ensure oxygen cylinders  and fuel-gas cylinders were separated a minimum of twenty (20) feet or by a fire resistant barrier.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about September 11, 2017 and times prior; excavation site; The employer failed to ensure employees working in an excavation were properly trained on the hazards associated with excavation work such as but not limited to protective systems, proper ingress and egress, soil type, and conditions which exposed them to the cave-in hazards.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8315.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  a) On or about September 11, 2017 and times prior; Flowerwood Nursery: The employer failed to ensure a safe means of egress from the trench was provided in that no ladder was available within 25 feet of employee activity in the trench and the only potential ramp was approximately 40 feet away from the incident location and was being activity worked by the excavator.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems:  a) On or about September 11, 2017 and times prior: competent person for trenching: The employer failed to ensure a designated and qualified competent person was designated to conduct daily inspections of the trench for potential hazards prior to employees entering and/or throughout the trench work should conditions change during the day to identify items such as but not limited to egress, protective system, hard harts, water in the trench, and soil conditions.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c):  a) On or about September 11, 2017 at 6470 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, Al., new irrigation: The employer failed to provide a protective system such as a trench box, sloping, or stepping to prevent cave-in hazards to employees tapping a new 8 inch irrigation line into an existing irrigation line in a trench (foot of "L" shape trench) 6 feet 2 inches deep.  b) On or about September 11, 2017 at 6470 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, Al., new irrigation: The employer failed to provide a protective system such as a trench box, sloping, or stepping to prevent cave-in hazards to employees connecting a new 8 inch irrigation pipe to the previous 8 inch irrigation pipe tapped into the existing irrigation pipe at a 90 degree angle in a trench (leg of a "L" trench) 5 feet 9 inches deep.