OSHA Inspection: INFLICTING INK LLC

Issued

Jun 5, 2015

Abate by

Jul 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(ii): The employer shall ensure that the employee used appropriate personal protective equipment unless the employer shows that the employee temporarily and briefly declined to use personal protective equipment when, under rare and extraordinary circumstances, it was the employee's professional judgment that in the specific instance its use would have prevented the delivery of health care or public safety services or would have posed an increased hazard to the safety of the worker or co-worker. When the employee makes this judgment, the circumstances shall be investigated and documented in order to determine whether changes can be instituted to prevent such occurrences in the future.    Facility: When employees performed tattoo activities that may cause an exposure incident, the employer did not ensure the use of eye protection to guard against an exposure incident to the eyes and/or mucous membranes.

Issued

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A): Contaminated sharps shall be discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers that were not:  (2)(iii): Replaced routinely and were allowed to overfill:    Facility, Blue Room: When employees used needles to perform tattooing tasks and activities they were placed into a sharps container.  The employer allowed this container to become overfilled and did not exchange it for an empty container when required.

Issued

Jun 5, 2015

Abate by

Jul 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available after the employee has received the training required in paragraph (g)(2)(vii)(I) and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee has previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing has revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons:    Facility: Employees who perform tattoo activities, as well as other tasks that expose them to bloodborne pathogens were not offered the Hepatitis B vaccination within 10 days of their initial assignement.