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Donald Lowe: OSHA inspections and violations

Piney Flats, Tennessee · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
14citation items
$9,950current penalties
Jul 15, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Donald Lowe once in Tennessee.

The inspection began on Jul 15, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Piney Flats.

That inspection ended with 14 citation items: 11 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $18,100 and now stand at $9,950, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.

Working near live electrical parts comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.333.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Donald Lowe averages $9,950 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Donald Lowe: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Tennessee · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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4 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 341634954 OPENED JUL 15, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2019

1050 Haw Ridge Rd, Piney Flats, TN 37686 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 15, 2016 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted

At approximately 12:00 p.m. on July 15, 2016, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a trailer mounted boom lift to trim holly trees. They were near an energized power line, 7,200 volts, when Employee #1 made contact and was electrocuted.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(ii) · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
Serious$4,000$2,000Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v) · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
Serious$4,000$2,000Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,050$1,050Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1) · Head protection
Serious$0$0Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$0$0Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$900$900Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$4,000$2,000Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$4,000$2,000Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(iii)(a) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$0$0Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$150$0Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 26, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 26, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.135 · Head protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.67 · Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms

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