OSHA Inspection: PABLO LOPEZ & SONS LANDSCAPING INC

Issued

2024-05-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:  a. On or about January 23, 2024, employees removing loose deicing salt from the bulk storage were exposed to crushed-under hazards due to sliding/collapsing hardened (bridged) salt from above. Employees were using five-gallon buckets to remove the unbridged salt from the core of the stored material to load the salt spreaders when the bridged salt became unstable and dislocated.

Issued

2024-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11524.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident.  a) On or about February 1, 2024, the employer did not contact OSHA within 8 hours after an employee fatality.