Fernlea Nurseries Inc: OSHA inspections and violations
Palm City, Florida · Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424930
1inspections
1citation items
$0current penalties
Apr 26, 2023last inspection
OSHA inspectors have visited Fernlea Nurseries Inc in Florida one time.
It opened on Apr 26, 2023 on a referral, in Palm City.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
No penalty came with these citations.
Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Fernlea Nurseries Inc averages $0 across 1 cited inspection.
Fernlea Nurseries Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Palm City site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 28 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Fernlea Nurseries - STU
Palm City · 2024
28
0
0
0.0
3.8
Fernlea Nurseries
Palm City · 2020
64
5
1
9.5
3.8
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An employee was moving racks from the dock to the rack pile. The rack veered to the edge of the cement, causing it to begin tipping over. As the employee went to stop the rack from tipping, it landed on him, resulting in crush injuries to his hip, abdomen, chest, leg, and back.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6)
(6) The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.
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