OSHA Inspection: PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $3250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):     The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:      (a)Elevator Pits:  Employees and outside contractors enter the elevator pits, which meets the definition of a permit required confined space, to retrieve items and conduct maintenance activities.  The employer did not inform exposed employees of the existence, location and the danger posed by the permit space by posting danger signs or other equally effective means,         ABATEMENT NOTE: A sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.      Abatement Documentation Required for this Item.

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $6500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4):     When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    (a)Elevator Pit:  Employees enter the elevator pit, which meets the definition of a permit required confined space, to retrieve items.  The employer has not developed or implemented a written permit confined space program, as determined on May 14, 2012.          Abatement Note:  The written permit required space program must meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(1) through (d)(14).      Abatement Documentation Required for this Item.

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1):     The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:    (a)Elevator Pits:  Employees enter the elevator pits, which meets the definition of a permit required confined space, to retrieve items.  The employer has not provided employees with training on the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for safe entry into the elevator pit, as determined on May 14, 2012.       Abatement Documentation Required for this Item.

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $3250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(ii):     The onsite employer did not ensure that his or her personnel understood and complied with restrictions and prohibitions of the outside employer's energy control procedures:    (a)  Elevator Pit:  Contract employees tagout the Otis 4000 pound capacity elevator to conduct maintenance activities.  Hospital maintenance employees were not instructed on the purpose and use of the contractor's tagout procedure, as determined on May 15, 2012.      Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

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:    (a)  Dietary, Dishwashing Area:  Employees use a corrosive product, Ecolab Ultra Klene, for the washing and sanitation of dishes in the dish machine.  The Ecolab Ultra Klene contains sodium hydroxide which is corrosive.  The employer has not provided suitable facilities for the quick drenching of the eyes within the work area for immediate emergency use, as determined on May 22, 2012.     Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $4250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):     Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:      (a)Third Floor, Breaker Panel:  A three phase 120/208 volt Westinghouse Electric Corporation circuit breaker box had an opening measuring 11 inches in length by 1 and ? inches in height.  The opening was not effectively closed to prevent employee contact with the energized bus bar, as determined on May 14, 2012.      Abatement Certification Required for this Item

Issued

2012-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i)(A):      The sharps injury log shall contain the type and brand of device involved in the incident:    (a)2011 Sharps Injury Log:  The employer had two employees that had recordable sharp incidents on the employer's sharps injury log.  The employer did not record the brand of the sharps device involved in the incident, as determined on May 22, 2012.      Abatement Certification Required for this Item.