OSHA: Prison Workers Exposed to Bloodborne Pathogens
Orange is not the new black at McDowell Correctional Institution and exposing staff members to bloody shanks is frowned upon by OSHA.
A January 2014 OSHA investigation revealed that correctional officers and other staff at McDowell medium-security federal prison in Welch, W. Va., allegedly were exposed to bloodborne pathogens and other workplace safety and health hazards.