OSHA Inspection: CROGHAN TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Oct 7, 2004

Abate by

Jan 11, 2005

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2 Section 27(a)(3a)(1): Employer did not furnish to each of
its employees
employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized
hazards that were
causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its
employees and which
will provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety or
health of its
employees. In applying this paragraph, fundamental distinctions between
private and public
sector employment have been recognized:
(a) Employees of the Croghan Town Highway Dept. were exposed to the hazard
of being
infected with the rabies virus through possible direct contact with saliva
of rabid animals
(e.g., raccoons, fox, opossum, cats, dogs, deer or others) being
introduced into open cuts or
wounds in the skin or via mucous membranes which can occur when workers
pick up and
remove road kill or other dead animals. Reasonable and adequate abatement
methods for
reducing this hazard, among others, are:
1) Training - The employer had not developed and implemented an effective
rabies
control training program dealing with, but not necessarily limited to, the
proper handling
practices of removing road kill; the personal protective equipment needed;
the etiology and
modes of transmission of the disease; decontamination of equipment and
personal hygiene
(hand washing); avoidance of animal/saliva contact; and follow-up
procedures in the event of
an exposure incident.
NOTE: Training shall be provided to all workers who are assigned tasks
where there is
occupational exposure to rabies.

Issued

Oct 7, 2004

Abate by

Jan 11, 2005

Issued

Oct 7, 2004

Abate by

Nov 3, 2004

Issued

Oct 7, 2004

Abate by

Feb 24, 2005

Issued

Oct 7, 2004

Abate by

Nov 26, 2004

Issued

Oct 7, 2004

Abate by

Nov 26, 2004