OSHA Inspection: TOWN OF STUYVESANT HIGHWAY DEPT

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Oct 21, 2004

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Sect. 27a(3a)(1):  The employer did not furnish
to each of its employees, employment and a place of employment
which was free from recognized hazards that are causing or 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 or its employees.  In applying this
paragraph, fundamental distinctions between private and public
employment were recognized.
(a)  Town of Stuyvesant Hwy. Dept. - During the performance of
their assigned duties, employees are exposed to the hazard of
contracting Lyme Disease while working in tick habitat areas
identified as having a high or moderate risk of harboring the
tick vector of Lyme Disease.  This hazard is recognized by the
Centers for Disease Control in their June 4, 1999 publication,
"Recommendations for the Use of Lyme Disease Vaccine,
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices."  This hazard is not likely to cause death but is
likely to cause substantial illness and impairment if not
identified and treated promptly.
Reasonable and adequate methods to abate this hazard include, but
are not limited to:
1)  Implement an education program for employees with exposure
which includes the signs and symptoms of Lyme Disease infection,
the importance of seeking immediate medical attention, self
inspection for attached ticks at the conclusion of each work day
when exposure to tick habitat occurred, the proper method of
removal of attached ticks, proper clothing for work in tick
habitat, and proper use of repellants and insecticides.

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Sep 8, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Sep 8, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 17, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Aug 10, 2004

Issued

Jul 22, 2004

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Sep 8, 2004

General-duty citation text

12 NYCRR 801.3(a)(1):  The employer did not maintain in each
establishment a log and summary of all recordable occupational
injuries and illnesses for that establishment:
(a)  Town of Stuyvesant Hwy. Dept. - The employer did not
maintain at this establishment a log and summary of all
recordable occupational injuries and illnesses for any year since
1998.