OSHA Inspection: NORTH PENN MANOR

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1020.00 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.) Lancets were not of the safety type, on or about 6-25-12.    b.) Insulin syringes provided through the VA were not of the safety type, on or about 6-25-12.    Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.) Personal care attendants, med techs and housekeeping staff were exposed to blood and the  Exposure Control Plan did not contain the schedule and method of implementation for (d) the mandatory use of safety syringes and lancets (f) Hepatitis B titer schedule and procedures for post-exposure evaluation and follow-up, (g) training requirements for employees, and (h) the requirements for a Sharps Injury Log, on or about 6-25-12.      Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1020.00 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.) Kitchen staff use a corrosive degreaser and suitable facilities for flushing of the eyes were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use, on or about 6-25-12.    b.) Laundry staff add liquid bleach to the washers and suitable facilities for flushing of the eyes were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use, on or about 6-25-12.    Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):     Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  a.) Kitchen staff use a corrosive degreaser and splash goggles were not provided, on or about 6-25-12.    b.) Laundry staff add liquid bleach to the washers and splash goggles were not provided, on or about 6-25-12.      Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment:  a.) The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed, on or about 6-25-12.      Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i):     The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps:  a.) An injury from a contaminated lancet occurred in 2010 and the employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps, on or about 6-25-12.    Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2012-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a):     The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent:  a.) A recordable sharps injury occurred in 2010 and  the employer did not use an OSHA 300 log to record the injury, on or about 6-25-12.    Abatement Certification Required