OSHA Inspection: PINNACLE ENT ASSOCIATES, LLC HEAD AND NECK DIVISION

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1155.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1361

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) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: Employees, (Medical Assistants and Allergy Technicians) while changing solutions of Metricide in cold trays and cleaning reusable instruments with Metrizyme were not required to wear eye protection. The employer did not ensure that employees were provided with and wore eye protection while transferring Metricide and cleaning with Metrizyme. On or about October 24, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1155.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

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:    a) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: Employees, (Medical Assistants and Allergy Technicians) while administering allergy test and immunotherapy injections were potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens. The employer did not develop or implement a written Exposure Control Plan to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. On or about October 24, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1925.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

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) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: Employees, (Medical Assistants and Allergy Technicians) while administering intradermal allergy test and subcutaneous immunotherapy injections with a non-safety engineered BD 1 milliliter 27 G x 3/8 inch reference number 305541 syringe were potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens. The employer did not ensure that engineering controls were used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. On or about October 24, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1925.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i):     The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:    a) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: An employee (Medical Assistant) administered subcutaneous immunotherapy injections to patients with a non-safety engineered syringe. The employer did not ensure that the employee was offered the Hepatitis B vaccine within ten days of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure exists. On or about October 24 2012.

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1925.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

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:    a) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: Employees, (Medical Assistants and Allergy Technicians) while administering allergy test and immunotherapy injections to patients were occupationally exposed to bloodborne pathogens. The employer did not provide bloodborne pathogens training to those occupationally exposed employees. On or about October 24, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1361

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: Employees (Medical Assistants and Allergy Technicians) changed solutions of Metricide in cold trays and cleaned reusable instruments with Metrizyme. The employer did not develop a written Hazard Communication Program designed to address how chemical safety will be addressed in the facility. On or about October 24, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1361

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    a) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: Employees (Medical Assistants and Allergy Technicians) changed solutions of Metricide in cold trays and cleaned reusable instruments with Metrizyme. The employer did not maintain copies of the safety data sheets on site for employee reference. On or about October 24, 2012.

Issued

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1361

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) Pinnacle ENT Associates, Head and Neck: Employees (Medical Assistants and Allergy Technicians) changed solutions of Metricide in cold trays and cleaned reusable instruments with Metrizyme. The employer did not provide employees required to handle the chemicals with training concerning the hazards of the chemicals. On or about October 24, 2012.