06/30/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/30/2022 10:39
The employee of SB Outdoor Services LLC - operating as SBA Lawncare - was assigned to knock down a 400-square-foot shed at the site. While knocking down the structural walls, the shed's walls collapsed outward, causing the roof structure to fall onto the worker. The worker ultimately suffocated under the roof's weight.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted an inspection and issued citations to Orange Park's SB Outdoor Services and Aquaglobal Corp. - a Jacksonville company that subcontracted the backyard cleanup - for failing to have a qualified engineer perform a survey to evaluate the storage shed's stability before the tear-down began. OSHA also cited SB Outdoor Services for failing to report a work-related death of an employee to OSHA within 8 hours as the law requires.
In addition, SB Outdoor Services received OSHA citations for failing to:
SB Outdoor Services LLC is a landscape and property cleanup contractor.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of their citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Visit OSHA's website for information on developing a workplace safety and health program. Employers can also contact the agency for information about OSHA's compliance assistance resources and for free help on complying with OSHA standards.