APPLETON, WI —
OSHA Inspection: VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF APPLETON
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF APPLETON in 2003 N. MEADE ST., APPLETON, WI 54911 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100007715.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF APPLETON
- Site address
- 2003 N. MEADE ST.
- City
- APPLETON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54911
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8099
- Employees
- 205
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 10, 1989
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 1989
- Penalty
- Initial $360 · Current $190 Reduced
8880
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the following conditions which increase the risk of employees employees contracting blood-borne diseases: An HBV vaccination program was not made available to the following employees: a) Home Care and Hospice Program nurses whose work duties included wound treatment and dressing, drawing blood samples, set up of IV's, direct injection of medications and immunizations, and cleanup and disposal of patient vomitus and excreta. b) A chemotherapy nurse whose work duties included drawing blood samples, set up of IV administration of cytotoxic drugs and cleanup and disposal of patient vomitus and excreta. c) An industrial nurse whose work duties included a large scale immunization of plant employees. In accordance with recommended practices from the CDC's guidelines for protection from blood-borne diseases, feasible methods of abatement include, but are not limited to: 1) A reevaluation of exposure potential based on job duties leading to exposure to infectious materials as a universal precaution rather than according to the patient group. Employees requiring inclusion in an HBV vaccination program shall include but not be limits to those employees listed in the instance descriptions. 2) Make available Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccinations to all potentially exposed employees (e.g., instances listed). 3) Initiate a complete medical surveillance program to allow early identification of HBV infection in non-immunized personnel, track immunization status and provide booster HBV vaccinations as necessary.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $190.00
- — Z (S) $360.00
1910.141 A04 I
- Issued
- Feb 3, 1989
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 1989
- Penalty
- Initial $240 · Current $120 Reduced
8880
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $120.00
- — Z (S) $240.00
1910.145 F03
- Issued
- Feb 3, 1989
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 1989
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced
8880
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $150.00
- — Z (S) $300.00
1904.2 A
- Issued
- Feb 3, 1989
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 1989
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 100007715.
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