OSHA Inspection: SHOW ME REPTILE SHOP, LLC

Issued

2025-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge.  (a) Store wide: On or about March 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge in that: (1) In the back room the exit door was locked and had both a deadbolt and knob lock (2) In the show room the exit door was locked and had both a deadbolt and knob lock

Issued

2025-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed.  (a) Facility wide: On or about March 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure that exit routes were kept free and unobstructed.  (1) In the back room access to the exit door was blocked by a large tub that restricts the doors opening. (2) In the show room the exit door was blocked with packages.

Issued

2025-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6620.00 · Current $3972.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(5): A continuing and effective extermination program was not instituted where rodents, insects, or other vermin were detected.  (a) Facility wide: On or about March 13, 2025, the employer had not instituted an effective extermination program where rodents, insects, or other vermin were detected in that evidence of rodent infestation including droppings were present throughout the facility.

Issued

2025-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6620.00 · Current $3972.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.  (a) Facility wide: On or about March 13, 2025, the employer had not developed, implemented, and maintained at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met for employees working with cleaning chemicals that include bleach and Tub scrub while cleaning animal cages and other contaminated surfaces.

Issued

2025-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $930.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).  (a) Facility wide: On or about March 13, 2025, the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling  corrosive chemicals including  liquid bleach, 30% vinegar and when using vacuum cleaners to clean surfaces contaminated with rodent urine and the use of vacuums to clean up rodent waste.

Issued

2025-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form.   (a) Facility wide: On or about March 13, 2025, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form including the use of chemicals like chlorine bleach to clean surfaces contaminated with rodent urine and the use of vacuums to clean up rodent waste.