OSHA Inspection: MIDDLEBURGH TN HWY DEPT

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

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Apr 10, 2013

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

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Apr 10, 2013

Issued

Mar 15, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

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 Lyme
Disease:
In applying this paragraph, fundamental distinctions between
private and public employment have been recognized
a) Middleburgh Town 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. This hazard is not
likely to cause death but is likely to cause substantial illness
and impairment if not identified and treated promptly.
NOTE: 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 andinsecticides.