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Clean Scapes, LP: OSHA inspections and violations

Austin, Texas · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
1citation items
$6,000current penalties
Mar 22, 2016last inspection

Clean Scapes, LP has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Mar 22, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Austin.

From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $7,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,000, down 14%.

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Clean Scapes, LP averages $6,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Clean Scapes, LP also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Clean Scapes, LP: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341342152 OPENED MAR 22, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 390 employees at the site · Closed Aug 19, 2016

6500 Tracor Lane, Austin, TX 78758 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 21, 2016 (fatal): Employee drowns when lawnmower rollover

At 10:00 p.m. on March 21, 2016, an employee was cutting grass with a SCAG Riding Lawnmower near a ditch of water. The employee was pinned underneath the water and drowned when the lawnmower turned over in 3 feet of water.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$7,000$6,000Jul 8, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Austin site logged 19 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 337 workers: 5.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Clean Scapes LP
Austin · 2019
337 1915.52.8

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Nov 28, 2019, Austin: Hospitalization · pinched nerve · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified

An employee was walking a property, "chasing wires" to find a controller that was not working properly with the irrigation system (sprinklers). The employee was walking down stairs when he slipped on the last step, turning on his left foot. He lost balance and stumbled, but did not fall to the ground. The employee sustained a pinched nerve in the lower spine.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.