OSHA Inspection: BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC.

Issued

Jul 31, 2012

Abate by

Aug 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.      a) On or about 06/01/2012 and at times prior thereto, employees in the kitchen were cleaning a mixing machine and not unplugging the machine during cleaning. The employer does not have a energy control program and expose employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

Jul 31, 2012

Abate by

Aug 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3):  All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).    a) On or about 06/01/2012 and times prior therto, employees in the kitchen were not isloating the energy control deviice (plug) while cleaning and sanitizing the mixer exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

Jul 31, 2012

Abate by

Aug 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212 (3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was not guarded.      a) On or about June 1, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an Amputation hazard using a mixer with the guard upside down leaving the mixer unguarded while in use.

Issued

Jul 31, 2012

Abate by

Aug 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030 (g)(ii)(B): Employer did not assure that employees with occupational exposure to participate in a training program annually.      a) On or about june 01, 2012 and times prior thereto, employees in the kitchen were not trained annually on occupational hazards of blood borne pathogens. Wait staff are required to help resident care givers assistance when residents are in the cafateria. Exposure toi the residents, becoming ill and throwing up, helping care givers assist a resident from a wheel chair or from falling exposes the wait staff to OPM.