OSHA Inspection: MARY ELLEN CONVALESCENT HOME

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated when necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure:  a) Mary Ellen Convalescent Home: The Bloodborne Pathogen Control policy was not reviewed annually to reflect updated policies and engineering controls that can eliminate or minimize employees exposure to bloodborne pathogens, on or about July 25, 2012.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A): Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were bent, recapped, or removed:  a) Mary Ellen Convalescent Home: Employees recapped needles from pre-filled injectable syringes when other engineering controls were available to eliminate and minimize employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens through needlesticks, on or about July 25, 2012.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $525.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(iv): Annual training for employees with occupational exposure was not provided within one year of their previous training:  a) Product Development: Employees with occupational exposure were not provided training within 12 months of their previous training, on or about July 25, 2012.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-13 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) Mary Ellen Convalescent Home: Injuries inflicted by contaminated sharp objects in 2010 and 2011 were not recorded on a sharps injury log with the required information, on or about August 3, 2012.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Laundry Department: Employees were not provided information about the chemical hazards in their work area or the location of the MSDS, on or about July 25, 2012.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.