OSHA Inspection: ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE AGENCY OF TENNESSEE, INC.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $31,257 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): All places of employment shall be kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allows:    (a) Office - On or about October 18, 2018  workplace was not maintained clean.  Rodent droppings were present on top of and on floor around air vent for HVAC system.    Filter grills for HVAC system were caked with dust and grime. Visible mold was on present on wall outside of restroom near baseboard.      Acceptance Insurance Agency of Tennessee, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection #1253019, Citation 1, Item 1, issued on October 30, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 1901 S. Harper Road Ste F Corinth, MS 38834 which became a final order on .

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(5): Enclosed workplace(s) were not so constructed, equipped, and maintained to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, or other vermin:  (a) Office - On or about October 18, 2018 employees were exposed to vermin and there droppings.  Droppings were on top of and on floor around air vent for HVAC system that controlled climate in the office.  There is an opening at the bottom left corner of the roll-up door and the bottom of the rear exit door did not reach the floor leaving openings for rodents, insects and other vermin to enter at will.  Acceptance Insurance Agency of Tennessee, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection #1253019, Citation 1, Item 2, issued on October 30, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 1901 S. Harper Road Ste F Corinth, MS 38834 which became a final order on November 29, 2017.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): Walking-working surfaces are were not inspected regularly and maintained in a safe condition:  a) Office - On or about October 18, 2018 a communication cable was not covered or taped to floor where it crossed doorway leading to rear section of office space.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  (a) Office - On or about October  where employer prohibited use of an available exit by means of a lock and/or barricaded door along path to the exit, the locked and/or barricaded door was not marked as not an exit.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  a) Office - On or about October 18, 2018 two duplex receptacles were missing face plates exposing live parts.