| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2014-04-24
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| Emphasis |
L: LANDSCPE, L: EISAX, L: EISAOF
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| Case Closed |
2014-06-03
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
882355 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-05-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-06-11 |
| Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-06-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment that was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to laceration hazards, puncture hazards, and eye injuries: a) For the Green Heron Maintenance, Inc. facility at 12700 Dewey Rd., Bonita Springs, FL 34135, as observed on or about 04/24/2014: employees were exposed to laceration/puncture hazards or eye injuries associated with compressed air that was conveyed through PVC piping in the maintenance/tool shop. PVC air lines were observed to run throughout the shop and were not encased in shatter resistant material. This resulted in potential puncture/laceration wounds to employees from the shattering of pressurized PVC air lines. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100242 B |
| Issuance Date |
2014-05-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-05-23 |
| Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-06-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: a) For the Green Heron Maintenance establishment at 12700 Dewey Rd., Bonita Springs, FL 34135, as observed on or about 04/24/2014, employees used compressed air for cleaning at pressures measured to be 90 p.s.i. dead front pressure. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100243 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-05-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-05-23 |
| Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-06-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)(a): a) For the Green Heron Maintenance establishment at 12700 Dewey Rd., Bonita Springs, FL, as observed on or about 04/24/2014, employees used a five inch portable grinder without its safety guard. Employees were exposed to hazards of contacting unguarded portable abrasive grinding wheels or being struck by fragments should the abrasive wheel shatter. |
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| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-05-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-05-23 |
| Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-06-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
70 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) For the Green Heron Maintenance establishment at 12700 Dewey Rd., Bonita Springs, FL, as observed on or about 04/24/2014. Employees used hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, oils, carburetor cleaner, and Credit 41 Extra Non-Selective Herbacide. A written hazard communication program was not available. |
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| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 F05 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-05-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-05-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-06-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
70 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein: a) For the Green Heron Maintenance establishment at 12700 Dewey Rd., Bonita Springs, FL, as observed on or about 04/24/2014, containers of weed killer were not labeled to indicate the identity of the chemical or the hazard warnings of the chemical. |
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| Citation ID |
01004C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 G08 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-05-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-06-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-06-02 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
70 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: a) For the Green Heron Maintenance establishment at 12700 Dewey Rd., Bonita Springs, FL, as observed on or about 04/24/2014. Employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, oils, carburetor cleaner, and Credit 41 Extra Non-Selective Herbacide. Safety data sheets were not available for all chemicals used in the workplace. |
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