OSHA Inspection: ELIZABETHTOWN TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Aug 22, 2006

Abate by

Oct 10, 2006

General-duty citation text

Section 27-a(3)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish to each of its
employees, employment, and a place of employment which is free from
recognized hazards that are causing or are 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:
a) Elizabethtown Town Highway Department - 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.

Issued

Aug 22, 2006

Abate by

Sep 11, 2006

Issued

Aug 22, 2006

Abate by

Sep 18, 2006

Issued

Aug 22, 2006

Abate by

Sep 25, 2006