YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR in PO BOX 168, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY 82190 (NAICS 712190). OSHA activity number 340851443.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
- Site address
- PO BOX 168
- City
- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
- State
- WY
- ZIP
- 82190
- Mailing
- PO BOX 168, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY 82190
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 712190
- Employees
- 800
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: (a) Canyon Water Treatment Plant: On or about August 24, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to chemical burns while using corrosive liquids such as but not limited to Polyaluminum hydroxychloride and Polyquarternary amine (Aqua Hawk 107) in the water treatment process.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: (a) Canyon Water Treatment Plant: On or about August 24, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to chemical burns while using corrosive liquids such as but not limited to Polyaluminum hydroxychloride and Polyquarternary amine (Aqua Hawk 107) in the water treatment process.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees hands were exposed to hazardous condition(s): (a) Canyon Water Treatment Plant: On or about August 24, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to chemical burns while using corrosive liquids such as but not limited to Polyaluminum hydroxychloride and Polyquarternary amine (Aqua Hawk 107) in the water treatment process.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.141 A05
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(a)(5): Enclosed workplaces were not so constructed, equipped, and maintained as to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, or other vermin: a) Trailer 61: On or about August 13, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to rodent urine, feces, and carcasses while occupying government supplied housing. b) Trailer 62: On or about August 13, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to rodent urine, feces, and carcasses while occupying government supplied housing.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 F05
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein: (a) Canyon Water Treatment Plant: On or about August 24, 2015 and at times prior employees were exposed to corrosive liquids such as but not limited to; Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid) that was labeled bleach. (b) Mammoth Light Fleet: On or about August 24, 2015 and at times prior employees were exposed to unknown substances that were stored in blue plastic 5 gallon containers.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) Canyon Water Treatment Plant: On or about August 24, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to corrosive liquids such as but not limited to; Polyaluminum hydroxychloride, Polyquarternary amine (Aqua Hawk 107); and were not provided training on the hazards of the chemicals or the methods to control these hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340851443.
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