Brightview Landscape Development, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on May 1, 2019: Employee injures finger when bitten by rattlesnake while wee

At 12:20 p.m. on May 1, 2019, an employee was working on a hillside planting bougainvillea shrubs short planting pics and hand weeding. The employee was wearing thin neoprene gloves and had reached with his left arm to pull weeds that were growing underneath a shrub. The employee was bitten by a rattlesnake on his left hand below the knuckle near his pinky finger. The employee was transported to Sharp Chula Vista Hospital and was admitted for treatment. treatment.

Incident on Mar 10, 2018: Employee is pinned when concrete column falls over and fract

At 8:15 a.m. on March 10, 2018, an employee struck one of four wooden shores that was holding a Solatube form holding a 6,000 lb recently poured concrete column and it toppled over. The employee was pinned between the column and an excavation wall when the column fell. The employee fractured his pelvis and was hospitalized.

Incident on Jun 12, 2017: Employee is caught in vehicle roll-over and lacerates head

At 1:45 p.m. on June 12, 2017, an employee was using a telehandler to lift trees into place during planting operations. The employee had repositioned the telehandler to be able to plant a tree and decided to reposition it to be perpendicular to the ground slope, creating a grade transition of approximately #.5 feet. The telehandler was unstable and rolled onto its right side where the employee lacerated the back right side of his head. The employee also complained of pain in his right leg and was hospitalized.