OSHA Inspection: THE PITTSBURGH TATTOO STUDIO

Issued

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(i):  The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:  a)  At the facility, on or about December 20, 2022 -  The employer did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.  Employees are exposed to blood during piercing and tattooing operations.

Issued

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(2)(i):  Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employee(s) with occupational exposure:  a)  At the facility, on or about December 20, 2022 - Employees, who have occupational exposure, were not offered the Hepatitis B vaccination within 10 working days of initial assignment.  Employees are exposed to blood during piercing and tattooing operations.

Issued

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer signed the statement in appendix A:  a)  At the facility, on or about December 20 , 2022 -  Employees were not required to sign the statement in Appendix A when they declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination.  Employees are exposed to blood during piercing and tattooing operations.

Issued

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(g)(2)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:  a)  At the facility, on or about December 20, 2022 -  Employees, who have occupational exposure, were not provided adequate bloodborne pathogens training.  Employees are exposed to blood during piercing and tattooing operations.

Issued

2023-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(3)(ii)(A): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include testing the source individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity:  a)  At the facility, on or about December 10, 2022 - The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include testing the source individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity.  On December 10, 2022 an employee experienced a needlestick.