OSHA Inspection: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT - TONOPAH FIELD OFFICE

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    (a) At the main building hallway, leading to employee work areas; the storage closet was cluttered with boxes and other materials that fell out into the hallway when the door was opened.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(d)(10): Employer did not take precautions to prevent damage to LP gas system(s) from vehicular traffic.      (a) At the Tonopah field office, inside the yard enclosed by a fence; a 1000 gallon LPG tank was in the driveway used to access the storage building for emergency and maintenance supplies.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(5): The workplace was not constructed, equipped, and maintained to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, or other vermin. A continuing and effective extermination program was not instituted where their presence is detected.        (a) At the Tonopah field office on top of employee and supervisors desks, cabinets and floors rodent droppings were observed. Rodent infestation exposed employees to potential hantavirus and other diseases.        (b) In the main building computer room and Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) room there was evidence of a live moth infestation in ceiling light fixtures, shelf tops, and floors. Moth infestation could result in allergic reactions and/or respiratory ailments.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of large boxes not stacked and not limited in height so that they were stable and secure against sliding or collapse.     (a)  In computer room; large boxes were stored on top of desk cabinet and over hung the front and rear edge of the cabinet creating a struck by hazard from falling boxes.

Issued

Jul 3, 2012

Abate by

Jul 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(h)(5)(iii)(B): Permanent and conspicuous warning signs were not provided, reading substantially as follows: DANGER -- HIGH VOLTAGE -- KEEP OUT."      (a) At the Tonopah field office, north end of the building, three cabinets housing ground mounted transformers over 600 Volts were not marked with warning signs.