OSHA Inspection: GROTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CENTER

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,700 Reduced

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) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/18/12: Splash goggles were not provided for employees working with corrosive cleaning compounds including, but not limited to Simoniz Full Strength containing 20 % hydrochloric acid.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/18/12: Information on the location and use of eyewashes was not covered for employees working with corrosive cleaning compounds including, but not limited to Simoniz Full Strength containing 20 % hydrochloric acid.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:      a) Dietary area, on or about 9/18/12: Protective guards were not placed on garbage disposal opening to protect against projectile hazards.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/18/12: The annual review of the Exposure Control Plan did not include documentation of employee input into current use of needles equipped with sharps injury protection.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iv)(A)(2): Contaminated laundry was not placed and/or transported in bags or containers which were labeled or color-coded in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i):    a) Misty Meadows, !st Floor, on or about 9/18/12: Clothing contaminated with Clostridium difficile was not red bagged when removed from room and transported to laundry area.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(F): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the use or limitations of methods that would prevent or reduce exposure including appropriate engineering controls, work practices or personal protective equipment:        a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/18/12: Training on bloodborne pathogens did not include the proper use of safety needles with engineered sharps injury protection and how to activate the safety mechanism.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation or follow-up:      a) Dirty linen room, 1st floor of Groton Nursing Home, on or about 9/2/12: An employee stuck by a dirty needle found in a garbage bag was not sent immediately for a medical evaluation. The employee was sent 8 hours later at the end of the shift.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(K): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the procedure to follow if an exposure incident occurred, including the method of reporting the incident or the medical follow-up that would be made available:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/2/12: Training on procedures to follow if an exposure incident should occur was not provided to employees including, but not limited to a maintenance employee stuck by a dirty needle while removing a garbage bag.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The sharps injury log did not contain the minimum required information listed in subitems (A)-(C):    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/2/12: For a needlestick occurrring on 9/2/12, the sharps injury log did not include:       1) the type and brand of device involved, and     2) the name of the department or area where incident occurred.          Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Dec 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.8(a): Employee's privacy was not protected when the employee's name was entered on the OSHA 300 Log:       a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/2/12: An entry on the 2012 OSHA 300 log included the name of an employee incurring a needlestick on 9/2/12.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(ii)(B): The medical record for an employee with occupational exposure did not include a copy of the employee's hepatitis B vaccination status, including the dates of all the hepatitis B vaccinations or any medical records relative to the employee's ability to receive vacination as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2):      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/18/12: Record for the hepatitis B vaccine status of six employees was not available.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.