OSHA Inspection: BALFOUR CHERRYWOOD VILLAGE LLC

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:       Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids.  Dietary workers used Ecolab Inc San Max (containing didecyldimethylammonium chloride) to clean surfaces in the kitchen.  The employer did not ensure that employees wore eye protection when using this liquid chemical.  This condition exposed employees to a chemical hazard.    Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids.  Housekeeping staff dispensed Diversey Oxivir TB (containing 0.1 -1.5% hydrogen peroxide) from primary containers into spray bottles using a hose.  The employer did not ensure that employees wore eye protection when using this chemical.  This condition exposed employees to a chemical hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  Dietary workers used The Clorox Company Regular Clorox Bleach (containing 5.25% sodium hypochlorite) to clean surfaces and Reckit Benckiser Professional Easy-Off Heavy Duty Oven & Grill Cleaner (containing 4-6% sodium hydroxide) to clean the oven.  Sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide are corrosive liquids.  The employer did not provide an emergency eyewash in the kitchen.  This condition exposed employees to a chemical burn hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and/or updated annually:    Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not review or update the Exposure Control Plan annually.  Nurses, caregivers, and housekeepers cared for residents of a long term assisted living facility.  Employees were occupationally exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).  The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed or updated annually.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogen hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employees exposure:      Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not use engineering and work practice controls to eliminate or minimize employees exposure.  Nurses used One Touch UltraSoft pen-type lancets when caring for diabetic residents.  The lancet design required removal of the contaminated lancet tip following use.  The pen-type lancets exposed nurses to contaminated sharps following use and during disposal of the contaminated sharps.  The employer did not utilize engineering controls that eliminated or minimized employee exposure.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogen hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A): Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were bent, recapped, or removed:    Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that contaminated sharps were not recapped.  Caregivers used disposable razors to shave residents of a long term assisted living facility.  The employees recapped the contaminated sharps prior to disposal into trashcans.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogen hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:    Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that during use, containers for contaminated sharps were easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found.  Caregivers used disposable razors to shave residents of a long term assisted living facility.  The employees recapped the contaminated sharps prior to disposal into trashcans.  The employees then transported the trashcans to the biohazard waste can to dispose the razor.  The razor was not placed into a sharps container.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogen hazard.    Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that during use, containers for contaminated sharps were easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found.  Nurses used One Touch UltraSoft lancets and BD SafetyGlide insulin syringes when caring for residents of a long term assisted living facility.  The employees carried the contaminated sharps approximately twenty feet from the interior of the resident's room to the nearest sharps container, located across the hall from the resident room, locked within a wall cabinet.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogen hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(F): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the use or limitations of methods that would prevent or reduce exposure including appropriate engineering controls, work practices or personal protective equipment:      Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that the bloodborne pathogens training program contained an explanation of the use or limitations of methods that would prevent or reduce exposure including appropriate engineering controls, work practices or personal protective equipment.  Nurses used BD SafetyGlide insulin syringes and One Touch UltraSoft lancets during healthcare duties at the assisted living facility.  The bloodborne pathogens training program did not include an explanation of the use and limitations of medical devices used by nurses.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogen hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan was accessible to employees, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):                                              Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan was accessible to employees, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e).  Nurses, caregivers, and housekeepers cared for residents of a long term assisted living facility.  Employees were occupationally exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).  The Exposure Control Plan was maintained at a second facility controlled by Balfour Senior Living.  The employer did not maintain a copy of the Exposure Control Plan at Balfour Cherrywood Village.

Issued

Dec 9, 2011

Abate by

Jan 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(ii)(B): The medical record for an employee with occupational exposure did not include a copy of the employee's hepatitis B vaccination status, including the dates of all the hepatitis B vaccinations or any medical records relative to the employee's ability to receive vaccination as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2):                                                                                                                                                       Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC, at 282 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisivlle, CO:  On and preceding 11/8/11, Balfour Cherrywood Village LLC did not ensure that the medical record for an employee with occupational exposure included a copy of the employee's hepatitis B vaccination status, including the dates of all the hepatitis B vaccinations or any medical records relative to the employee's ability to receive vaccination as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2).  Nurses, caregivers, and housekeepers cared for residents of a long term assisted living facility.  Employees were occupationally exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).  The employer offered Hepatitis B vaccination to employees.  The employer did not maintain medical records which included Hepatitis B vaccination status.  This condition potentially exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.