OSHA Inspection: ORTHOPEDICS SURGERY & SPORTS MEDICINE INC.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,575 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i):     The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:    a) Orthopedics Surgery & Sports Medicine INC. - The employer did not develop a site specific exposure control program for their employees  who were occupationally exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials. This was observed on April 28, 2012

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:      a) Orthopedics Surgery & Sports Medicine INC - The employer did not provide bloodborne pathogen training for their Physicians, Physician Assistant and X-Ray Technicians who are routinely exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials.. This was observed on April 28, 2012.

Issued

Oct 3, 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):    a) Orthopedics Surgery & Sports medicine INC. - The employer was not able to provide the hepatits B documentation of their employees who are routinely exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials. This was observed on April 28, 2012.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Orthopedics Surgery & Sports Medicine INC.  - A site specific written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented for employees who are exposed to hazardous chemicals [e.g. Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether, Isopropanol, Ethanol, etc, ...]. This was observed on April 28, 2012.

Issued

Oct 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:        a) Orthopedics Surgery & Sports Medicine INC. - The employer did not maintain copies of the material safety data sheets for any of the hazardous chemicals being used [e.g. CidexPlus 30,O-Syl and Caltech-Precise] in the workplace. This was observed on April 28, 2012.