GREELEY, CO — 1988-06-28 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 1988-06-28 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER in 1801 16TH STREET, GREELEY, CO 80620 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 101440188.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER
Site address: 1801 16TH STREET
City: GREELEY
State: CO
ZIP: 80620

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1988-06-28 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1988-09-19 00:00:00
Case closed: 1989-01-24 00:00:00
Last modified: 2008-02-25 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 8062
Employees: 1100
Ownership type: A

Citations

26 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 01 3 instances 250 exposed

Issued: 1988-10-13 00:00:00
Abate by: 1988-11-30 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $560.00 · Current $512.00 Reduced

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
infectious bloodborne diseases:
a) Health care workers such as, but not limited to, nursing personnel,
x-ray technicians, respiratory therapists and orderlies working
throughout the hospital are exposed to the hazard of being infected
with HBV and/or HIV through possible direct contact with blood or
body fluids:
Center for Disease Control (CDC) Recommended Universal Precautions are
not being followed for all situations where blood and body fluids are
or may be encountered.
Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard would be:

Recent events (2)

1988-10-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $512.00
1988-10-13 00:00:00 — Z (S) $560.00

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 07 5 instances 500 exposed

Issued: 1988-10-13 00:00:00
Abate by: 1988-11-14 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $560.00 · Current $512.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1988-10-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $512.00
1988-10-13 00:00:00 — Z (S) $560.00

1910.132 C

Serious Gravity 07 3 instances 550 exposed

Issued: 1988-10-13 00:00:00
Abate by: 1988-11-30 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

1988-10-26 00:00:00 — I (S)
1988-10-13 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.141 A04 I

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 30 exposed

Issued: 1988-10-13 00:00:00
Abate by: 1988-10-31 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $560.00 · Current $512.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1988-10-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $512.00
1988-10-13 00:00:00 — Z (S) $560.00

1910.141 A04 II

Serious Gravity 07 2 instances 10 exposed

Issued: 1988-10-13 00:00:00
Abate by: 1988-10-31 00:00:00

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 04 2 instances 8 exposed

Issued: 1988-10-13 00:00:00
Abate by: 1988-11-30 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $320.00 · Current $272.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1988-10-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $272.00
1988-10-13 00:00:00 — Z (S) $320.00

1910.1047 G03

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: 1988-10-13 00:00:00
Abate by: 1988-11-14 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $400.00 · Current $352.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1988-10-26 00:00:00 — I (S) $352.00
1988-10-13 00:00:00 — Z (S) $400.00