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Inspection: 315883108 - Gulfpoint Landscape Management Llp

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 315883108
Report ID: 0420600
Date Opened: 08/01/2011

Site Address:
Gulfpoint Landscape Management Llp
606 Foxworth Lane
Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Mailing Address:
6808 Palm Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/2011

Emphasis: L:Landscpe

Case Closed: 08/01/2012


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102678893
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1 2
Current Violations 1 1 2
Initial Penalty $6,300 $0 $0 $3,000 $0 $9,300
Current Penalty $1,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,500
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citaton Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 5A0001 12/30/2011 01/25/2012 $1,500 $6,300 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 02001 Other 19040039 A 12/30/2011 01/04/2012 $0 $3,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202567665
Event: 07/14/2011
Landscaper Dies after Drowning in Pool

On July 14, 2011, Employee #1, with a landscape contractor, was blowing leaves in the back yard of a residence. He was working alone while his supervisor was trimming plants in the front yard. The homeowner found Employee #1 submerged in the deep end of a pool. The homeowner moved Employee #1 to the shallow end kept his head above water while awaiting emergency responders. Employee #1 was transported to Blake Hospital, where he died on July 23, 2011. Interviews with the employer's representatives indicated that they provided a pamphlet with safety and health information in Spanish to Employee #1 upon hiring. He was the only employee in the company that spoke Spanish, had a reading level of second to third grade, and did not speak, read or write any other language. No further training on safety and health was provided on Employee #1's primary language.

Keywords: POOL, DROWN, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 315883108 Fatality Other Occupation not reported
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