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Smithsonian Institution: OSHA inspections and violations

Front Royal, Virginia · Museums · NAICS 712110

1inspections
1citation items
$0current penalties
Nov 29, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Smithsonian Institution in Virginia one time.

It opened on Nov 29, 2018 on a referral, in Front Royal.

In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

No penalty came with these citations.

Among arts and recreation employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,400 penalty. Smithsonian Institution averages $0 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Smithsonian Institution: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343625554 OPENED NOV 29, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · Federal government · 6,000 employees at the site · Closed Jan 9, 2019

National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute 1500 Remount Road, Front Royal, VA 22630 · Museums · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 30, 2018: Employee's hand is bitten by wolf

At 2:00 p.m. on June 30, 2018, an employee was introducing a maned wolf to a coworker and placed his right hand through an opening between a gate and post. The employee had his hand bit by the wolf, sustaining a puncture and laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 4, 2018Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Jun 30, 2018, Front Royal: Hospitalization · multiple types of open wounds · hand(s), unspecified

An employee was bitten on the hand by a maned wolf resulting in a deep puncture wound and laceration.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

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