OSHA Inspection: DANSVILLE VILL DPW

Issued

Jun 18, 2009

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Dec 15, 2009

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 in that employees were exposed to:
Workers (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.  Feasible
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 10 solution of sodium
hypochlorite (household bleach)
in water.
5. Prevaccination. ...
a)Members of the Dansville Village Highway Department are exposed to the
potential
hazards of serious injuries and/or death through contact with bodily
fluids or blood from
dogs, cats and other animals that may have rabies as result of possible
contact with dead
animals during road kill cleanup/disposal tasks. Village DPW employees
have not been
given training on how to safely dispose of potentially rabies infected
road kill  or
received vaccinations for pre-exposure protection.e

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Jun 18, 2009

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Oct 30, 2009

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Oct 30, 2009

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Jun 18, 2009

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Oct 30, 2009

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Oct 30, 2009