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Orkin, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Rockville, Maryland · Exterminating and Pest Control Services · NAICS 561710

1inspections
2citation items
$0current penalties
Jul 21, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Orkin, LLC once in Maryland.

The inspection began on Jul 21, 2017 after an accident, in Rockville.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

None of the citations carried a penalty.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Orkin, LLC averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Orkin, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342492311 OPENED JUL 21, 2017Closed

Accident · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Mar 19, 2018

4908 Jasmine Drive, Rockville, MD 20853 · Exterminating and Pest Control Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 19, 2017: Employee suffers heat exhaustion when working in aluminum bo

At 1:00 p.m. on July 19, 2017, an employee was working with a coworker adding loose fill TAP Pest Control Insulation to the attic of a residential home using a Krendl Model #475 All-Fiber Insulation Machine. One of the employees dropped a knife while adding some fill to the system and jammed the system. The Krendl machine was housed in an aluminum box truck and the employee worked on clearing the jam for 1.5 hours and exited the truck afterwards. The employee suffered heat exhaustion/stroke symptoms and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital where he was admitted. Temperature of the day was recorded to be 91 degrees with 70% humidity.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 18, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1)

(1) Normal breathing. In a normal standing position, without talking, the subject shall breathe normally.

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