OSHA Inspection: MANSFIELD TN HIGHWAY DEPT

Issued

Apr 7, 2008

Abate by

May 22, 2008

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Section 27-a.3.a(1):  The 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 harm to employees:
Employees (Animal Control Officer, Police Officer, etc.) were exposed to
the hazard of being
infected with the rabies virus through possible direct contact with
saliva,
blood, or other body
fluids of potentially rabid animals (such as skunks, raccoons, deer, and
foxes) being introduced
into open cuts or wounds in the skin or via mucous membranes. In applying
this paragraph,
fundamental distinctions between private and public employment have been
recognized.
Reasonable and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard, among
others, are:
1.Training to include proper handling procedures, personal protective
equipment,
the etiology and modes of transmission of the disease, decontamination and
avoidance of animal/saliva contact.
2.Follow-up procedures to be implemented after an exposure incident.
Workers who
have occupational exposure and who have experienced an exposure incident
shall
be offered post-exposure vaccination and other treatment in accordance
with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The follow-up shall take place
as
soon as possible and at no cost to the employee.
3.Hand-washing: After removing gloves, hands or other skin surfaces shall
be
washed thoroughly and immediately after contact with body fluids.
4.Decontamination: Tools and other surfaces potentially contaminated with
infectious saliva or body fluids must be disinfected with a 10solution
of sodium
hypochlorite (household bleach) in water.
5.Prevaccination
a)The Highway Department Superintendent performed and is expected to
perform animal
carcass collection and disposal. The Highway Department Superintendent was
exposed
to the hazard of being infected with the rabies virus through possible
direct contact with
the saliva, blood, and other body fluids of potentially rabid animals such
as skunks,
raccoons deer, and foxes into open cuts or wounds in the skin or via
mucous membranes.
The Highway Department Superintendent has not had rabies exposure
training, pre-
exposure vaccination, or an exposure requiring post-exposure vaccination.e

Issued

Apr 7, 2008

Abate by

May 22, 2008

Issued

Apr 7, 2008

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May 22, 2008

Issued

Apr 7, 2008

Abate by

May 22, 2008

Issued

Apr 7, 2008

Abate by

Apr 24, 2008