Conserve Landcare: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 6, 2020: Employee fractures leg while tree trimming

At 8:00 a.m. on August 6, 2020, an employee, a tree trimmer, was working at the entrance of the country club doing trimming work on a palm tree. The employee gained access to the palm fronds by using a ladder. After putting his safety gear on, the employee climbed the ladder, used a rope to secure himself to the palm tree, and started his work. The employee was using a chain saw to cut parts of the fronds when he struck and cut the rope. The employee fell approximately 30-feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat an open fracture to his right leg.

Incident on Jul 17, 2020: Employee incurs nose injury when struck by sprinkler valve c

At 10:30 a.m. on July 17, 2020, an employee was doing maintenance work at a golf course area working on a filtering water system. When he finished, the employee opened a water source that runs though the system and checked that the system was working properly. While standing and observing the system, a cap came flying off the water system due to pressure from water discharge component of the system. The cap ricocheted off the wall and struck the employee in the nose. The employee incurred an injury to his nose and was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident on Sep 30, 2011: Employee's back is fractured in fall from ladder

On September 30, 2011, Employee #1, a landscaper/crew leader, was working for hi s employer of 4.5 months, a landscaping maintenance business. Employee #1 was tr imming bushes using a gas-powered hedge trimmer "in the lawn of a housing track" . He was trimming a bush from the third step of a 6-foot step ladder. Palm frond debris was lying on the lawn, and Employee #1 set up the step ladder so that it s front legs were on the frond debris. As he was trimming the bush, the front le gs of the step ladder inadvertently lifted up. At that time, Employee #1 jumped and fell backward. Employee #1 sustained a fractured back, and he was hospitaliz ed. The employer notified the Division about the serious injury at 3:42 p.m. on October 3, 2011.