OSHA Inspection: EASTSIDE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B):     The Exposure Control Plan did not contain the schedule and method of implementation for paragraphs (d) Methods of Compliance, (e) HIV and HBV Research Laboratories and Production Facilities, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up, (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees, and (h) Recordkeeping, of this standard    (a)    In the Eastside Health & Rehabilitation exposure control plan there was no information that described how offering of the hepatitis B vaccination would be accomplished.      (b)   In the Eastside Health & Rehabilitation exposure control plan there was no information that described how post-exposure follow-up would be accomplished.      (c)    In the Eastside Health & Rehabilitation exposure control plan there was no information that described how employee training would be accomplished.      (d)    In the Eastside Health & Rehabilitation exposure control plan there was no information that described how record keeping would be accomplished.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a):     The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    (a)    On or about December 1, 2011, the employer did not record correctly the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2011.          1.  On or about November 1, 2011, an employee received a work restriction due to a back injury when pulled by a resident.          2.  None of the cases listed on the 2011 OSHA 300 form have an entry in column G, H, I, or J as required.          3.  The description of injury was not complete for all cases numbered 1 through 20.   For example case number 1 has a description of injury of 'hand injury' but does not describe which hand nor the object or substance that directly injured the person, nor what the injury was.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    (a)    On or about December 1, 2011, the employer did not record correctly the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2010.      1.  Entries for cases numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 are marked as being cases with job transfer or restriction and there was no entry in column L to indicate the number of restricted work days.      2.  The description of injury was not complete for cases numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23.  For example case number 1 has a description of injury of 'hip strain' but does not describe the object or substance that directly injured the person.        3.  There was no number of days of job transfer or restriction entered in column L for cases 1, 2, 3, or 4, which were marked as cases of injury with restrictions.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a):  The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    (a)    On or about December 1, 2011, the employer did not record correctly the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2009.        1.  The injuries were not recorded on the OSHA 300 but were only listed in insurance company loss runs and had no information regarding which cases had lost work days and restricted work days nor how many lost or restricted days occurred.