OSHA Inspection: BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

Issued

Jun 7, 2022

Abate by

Jun 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  GYMNASIUM: The emergency exit route was obstructed by a locked gate, gym equipment, and computer equipment, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Jun 7, 2022

Abate by

Jun 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  KITCHEN:  Employees who were exposed to corrosive chemicals during routine work, including Clorox Bleach, did not have access to facilities for flushing of the eyes, exposing them to injury from contact.

Issued

Jun 7, 2022

Abate by

Jun 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck   MAINTENANCE SHOP: The employer did not ensure that employees were trained and evaluated before operating an electric pallet jack, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jun 7, 2022

Abate by

Jun 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.253(b)(4)(i):Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire;   MAINTENANCE SHOP: Two oxygen tanks and three acetylene tanks were stored side-by-side without proper protections or barriers, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Jun 7, 2022

Abate by

Jun 17, 2022

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:  KITCHEN: Employees who were exposed to chemicals during routine work, including Clorox Bleach, CLR, Spectracide Wasp and Hornet Killer, WD-40, and Cascade Detergent, were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area, exposing them to illness and injury from accidental contact from improper use, storage and handling.