Hort Tech LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 8, 2018: Employee sustains groin injury while jumping fence

At 8:00 a.m. on October 8, 2018, an employee was working for a landscaping service and arborist. He was a full time permanent employee of the firm. He was at a worksite. He was performing landscaping and maintenance work at a country club. At the time of the incident, the employee was engaged in maintenance He was using various landscaping tools, including tree cutting tools. His supervisor was engaged in activities near the work site at the time. The employee was on the ground, trimming trees. The trees were 1.8 to 2.1 meters (6 to 7 feet) tall. One tree was on the other side of a plastic railing or fence that divided a road from a sidewalk. The fence was 0.953 meters (37.5 inches) tall. The employee went over the plastic railing or fence. When he did, he hit his testicles against the fence. The employee did not notify anyone and just went home. The next day, he noticed swelling and pain. The employee called his supervisor and was taken to a local clinic. After that, he was taken to the hospital to the Emergency Department. He was admitted for observation. He was hospitalized. He did not require any surgery. He was released the next day. The employer reported the serious injury to DOSH at 8:50 p.m. on October 9, 2018. This was in compliance with the requirements of T8CCR �342. The DOSH investigator arrived on site at or about 3:50 p.m. on November 21, 2018. It was determined that the employer was not in violation of any Title 8 regulation. The following are the factors that would have prevented the accident: not jumping the fence.

Incident on Jul 26, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated after spider bite

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 26, 2017, Employee #1 was working as a gardener, performing landscaping activities at a golf course. The employee was cutting and trimming road side rose bushes, using worn out, ripped gloves. The employee took a lunch break, and was putting her defective gloves back on when she felt a poke or sting. She immediately took off her glove, shook it, and put it back on. Employee #1 continued working until the end of her shift at 2:30 p.m., then went home without notifying the supervisor of the incident. The next morning, July 27, 2017, upon arrival to work, she reported to the supervisor that she had suffered an insect or spider bite the previous day, and had itching throughout the night. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby clinic and treated. The employee continued to be checked daily at the clinic, and on August 10, 2017, surgery was performed and the left hand little finger was amputated. amputated.

Incident on Apr 7, 2008: Employee amputates fingers on lawn mower blade

At approximately 8:50 a.m. on April 7, 2008, Employee #1, a laborer, was operati ng the Toro Commercial Recycler 11 Push Lawn Mower cutting grass. He bent down t o stop a gas leak on the mower. When he placed his left hand on the side of the mower, his hand came into contact with the blade. His left third and fourth fing er were amputated. Employee #1 was transported to Eisenhower Medical Center, whe re he was hospitalized for one day to have surgery on his hand.