OSHA Inspection: PARKE CARE OF WESTWOOD DBA CRESTVIEW NURSING HOME

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Oct 2, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $2,500 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 the following conditions which increase the risk of
employees contracting bloodborne diseases:
a)  Health care workers such as nurses were exposed to the
hazard of being infected by bloodborne pathogens such as the Hepatitis
B Virus (HBV) through  possible direct contact with blood or other
body fluids.  Feasible abatement methods for reducing this
hazard, among others, are the provision of a Hepatitis B Vaccination
Program, free of charge, to all employees who are at substantial risk
of directly contacting body fluids.
b)  Health care workers such as nurses, nursing aids,
housekeeping department workers and laundry department workers were
exposed to the hazard of being infected by bloodborne pathogens such
as the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) through possible direct contact with blood or other body
fluids.  Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this
hazard, among others, are the provision of a comprehensive training
program covering all of the matters listed below:
1.  Procedures to be followed after employee clothing
becomes contaminated with significant quantities of resident blood;
2.  Procedures to be followed after an employee
experiences a percutaneous, mucous membrane, or non - intact skin
exposure to resident blood or body fluids;
3.  The proper procedures to be followed to safely containerize and
label refuse and lauderable fabric items which have become significantly
contaminated with resident blood or other potentially infectious body
fluids;
4.  The personal protective clothing and equipment to be worn
during the handling of residents with draining wounds, nose bleeds,
skin tears or lacerations resulting from a fall;
5.  The modes of transmission of HBV and HIV;
6.  The epidemiology of HBV and HIV;
7.  Possible risks to a fetus;
8.  The contents of CDC's "Update:  Universal Precautions for
prevention of transmission of HIV, HBV and other blood borne pathogens
in health care settings";
9.  The contents of the employer's Hepatitis B Vaccination
Program; and
10.  The proper procedures for cleaning and disinfecting
non-disposable items and surfaces which become contaminated with blood
or other potentially infectious fluids.

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 12, 1991

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 12, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $1,070 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 16, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 18, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Oct 2, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Oct 2, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $600 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Oct 2, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $1,070 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $1,070 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $1,070 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Oct 2, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 18, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 9, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 12, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $1,070 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 12, 1991

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 9, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,925 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 12, 1991

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 23, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Oct 3, 1991

Penalty

Initial $2,750 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 1, 1991

Issued

Aug 29, 1991

Abate by

Sep 17, 1991