OSHA Inspection: LAKE JEM FARMS, LLC.

Issued

2023-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $9375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6)(ii): No riders shall be permitted on farm field equipment other than persons required for instruction or assistance in machine operation.   a) On or about June 7, 2023, at the Zoysia field, employees were riding on the field equipment such as, but not limited to, the John Deer tractor pulling custom made trailers loaded with sod, exposing employees to caught-in and struck by hazards.

Issued

2023-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $6563.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1928.57(b)(2)(i): The mesh or nip-points of all power driven gears, belts, chains, sheaves, pulleys, sprockets, and idlers were not guarded.   a) On or about June 7, 2023, at the Zoysia field, the Brouwer Sod Harvester Model 1555 used to harvest sod did not have the head guard on the drive v-belt pully, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.  b) On or about June 7, 2023, at the Zoysia field, the Brouwer Sod Harvester Model 1555 used to harvest sod did not have the guard on the chain and sprocket shaft adjustment, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.