Hunter Landscape, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 23, 2021: Employee injures head and shoulders in fall from truck bed

At 1:30 p.m. on April 23, 2021, an employee working for a landscaping company was standing on piles of bagged vegetation trimmings in the bed of a truck. The employee was working near the side of the bed pulling on a rope to tighten it when he lost his balance and fell. The employee tumbled over the side of the truck bed striking his head and shoulders on the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat head trauma and injuries to his shoulder area.

Incident on Jun 20, 2018: Employee is ejected from skiploader

At 1:45 p.m. on June 20, 2018, Employee #1 was using a skip loader to put new mulch in the center island on a city street. While operating the skip loader, a semi-truck and trailer driving on the opposite side of the center island, lost control of the his vehicle, jumped the center island and crashed into the skip loader, causing the employee to be ejected. He was hospitalized for head injuries.

Incident on Dec 4, 2007: Employee is pinned between boom and outrigger

At approximately 2:50 p.m. on December 04, 2007, Employee #1 was loading plant p ots on a loader backhoe, a Case; Model number 580M Series-2 loader backhoe, Seri al Number N5C388554. He was near the controls of the rear boom while the engine was on between the rear boom and outrigger. As he was putting 5 gallons size pot s, one fell on the control pedal which moved the boom to the right. Employee #1 was pinned between the boom and the outrigger. He fractured his right shoulder, five ribs, and punctured his lungs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.