OSHA Inspection: CHERRY TREE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Feb 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i):  The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:  On or about October 11, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not establish an Exposure Control Plan for employees providing direct care to a diabetic resident who was self-administering insulin injections and using lancets to check blood sugar levels. Employees assist in laundering clothes, perform housekeeping duties, and provide direct care, exposing employees to the hazards of bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Feb 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer having employees with occupational exposure did not prepare an exposure determination:  On or about October 11, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not prepare an exposure determination for all resident locations where occupational exposure may occur such as, but not limited to, when providing direct care for a resident who was self-administering insulin and using lancets to check blood sugar levels. Employees assist in laundering clothes,  perform housekeeping duties and provide direct care, exposing employees to the hazards of bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Feb 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A):  Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were bent, recapped, or removed:  On or about October 11, 2012, and at times prior thereto, at the Waycross location, where a resident who was self-administering insulin recapped needles, exposing employees to the hazards of bloodborne pathogens during direct care.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Feb 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(A):  The employer did not ensure that medical evaluations and procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up, including prophylaxis, were made available at no cost to the employee:  On or about September 20, 2012 the employer did not provide the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up to an employee who sustained a needle-stick injury to the hand when disposing of a recapped hypodermic needle from a resident that was self-administering insulin, expsoing employee(s) to the hazards of bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Feb 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about September 20, 2012 the employer did not make available to post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to an employee who experienced a needlestick while disposing of a recapped needle in a biohazard container, exposing employee(s) to the hazards of bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Feb 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:  On or about October 11, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide training on the hazards of bloodborne pathogens to all employees at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may occur, such as, but not limited to, when providing direct care for a resident who was self-administering insulin and using lancets to check blood sugar levels. Employees assist in laundering clothes, perform housekeeping duties and provide direct care, expsoing employees to the hazards of bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Feb 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  The employer did not develop a sharps injury log and did not record an employee's needle-stick injury to the hand from a hypodermic needle used by a resident at the Waycross location that occurred on or about September 20, 2012.