OSHA Inspection: KINGSTON ALF, LLC.

Issued

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

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:    a) The Laurels at Kingston:  Employees adminstered a resident's insulin injections via NovoLog FlexPen with attached BD Ultra-Fine Pen Needles and the needles were not engineered with sharps injury protection, on or about 06/14/2012.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(6):     The employer did not enter "privacy case" in the space normally used for the employees name on the OSHA 300 form or equivalent for all recordable privacy concern cases.    a) The Laurels at Kingston, 2008 OSHA 300 Log:  The employer recorded the name of an employee involved in a privacy case (needlestick incident) on the facility's 2008 OSHA 300 Log, on or about 06/14/2012.    b) The Laurels at Kingston, 2010 OSHA 300 Log:  The employer recorded the name of an employee involved in a privacy case (needlestick incident) on the facility's 2010 OSHA 300 Log, on or about 06/14/2012.    c) The Laurels at Kingston, 2011 OSHA 300 Log:  The employer recorded the name of an employee involved in a privacy case (needlestick incident) on the facility's 2011 OSHA 300 Log, on or about 06/14/2012.    NO ABATETMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i):     The information in the sharps injury log was not recorded and maintained in such manner as to protect the confidentiality of the injured employee:    a) The Laurels at Kingston, 2010 Sharps Injury Log:  The employer recorded the name of an employee involved in a needlestick incident on the facility's 2010 OSHA 300 Log, on or about 06/14/2012.    b) The Laurels at Kingston, 2011 Sharps Injury Log:  The employer recorded the name of an employee involved in a needlestick incident on the facility's 2011 OSHA 300 Log, on or about 06/14/2012.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED