OSHA Inspection: HOFFMEISTER COLONIAL MORTUARY

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Jan 7, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
(a)  Funeral director/embalmers, drivers, and maintenance personnel
were exposed to the hazard of being infected by HBV and/or HIV
through possible direct contact with blood or other body fluids
or by other communicable diseases such as staph and tuberculosis
while removing bodies from the place of death, transferring
bodies to the embalming room, washing hands during embalmings
in the embalming room, and talking to embalmers while embalming
procedures are conducted (personnel observed conversing with
embalmer while standing only a few feet from body).  Feasible
and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard among
others are:
(1)  Training and education on precautionary measures,
epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention of HBV/HIV
and other communicable diseases, proper work practices,
the concept of "universal precautions", handling of
infectious waste, and procedures to be followed in the event
of exposure to body fluids.

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Jan 7, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Jan 7, 1992

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

May 1, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Feb 5, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Jan 15, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

May 1, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Feb 5, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Jan 7, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Jan 7, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Jan 7, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Issued

Jan 3, 1992

Abate by

Feb 5, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Feb 5, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Feb 5, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 15, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 15, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 15, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Feb 5, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 21, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Feb 5, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 7, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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Jan 7, 1992

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Jan 3, 1992

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