OSHA Inspection: MARIMED FOUNDATION FOR ISLAND HEALTH CARE TRAINING

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,517 · Current $990 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1):  All portions of the saw blade were not enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table:    a)  On or about November 16, 2012, and at time prior, the maintenance employee was exposed to lacerations and amputations while he used a vertical band saw in the maintenance department without guarding all non-working portions of the blade.  About 6 inches of blade was unguarded.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,023 · Current $990 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(i):  A flexible cord used with grounding-type equipment did not contain an electric grounding conductor:    a)  On or about November 16, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to electrical shock and fire hazard because the electrical cord used to power a band saw was missing a grounding pin.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,529 · Current $990 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available after the employee had received the training required in paragraph (g)(2)(vii)(I) and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee has previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing has revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons:    a)  On or about November 16, 2012, and at times prior, employees were potentially exposed to Hepatitis B because the employer did not ensure that all occupationally exposed employees, such as youth counselors and maintenance, were provided with a Hepatitis B vaccination or signed a declination form.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Post-exposure Evaluation and Follow-up. Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation and follow-up, including at least the elements contained in (i)-(vi):    a)  On or about August 15, 2012, an employee was potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens when he attempted to use his bare hands to cover a lacerated blood vessel on a cadet who had punched through glass.  The employee was covered in blood as it was a serious wound that was shooting blood.  Following this incident, the employer did not provide the employee with a confidential post-exposure medical evaluation and follow-up.  Specifically, the employer failed to ensure the following procedures were completed:    1.  The employee did not receive a confidential medical evaluation and counseling from a healthcare professional who had been provided with a copy of the OSHA bloodborne pathogen standard, a description of the employees duties and the circumstances and route of exposure.    2.  The employer failed to ensure that the employee's blood was collected and tested for HBV and HIV serological status.      3.  The employer failed to obtain consent from the source individual and have the source individual's blood tested for HBV and HIV infectivity and have this information made available to the examining healthcare professional.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,517 · Current $990 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6):  Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified in (i) through (ii):    a)  On or about November 16, 2012, and at times prior, several containers of maintenance chemicals such as lacquer/thinner found in the maintenance van were not labeled with the identity of the hazardous chemicals contained within.  Without such information, employees were exposed to potential overexposure to the chemicals and/or hazardous reactions between incompatible chemicals.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  Employee training did not include at least the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:    a)  On or about November 16, 2012, and at times prior, employees working with and exposed to a variety of hazardous chemicals were not provided with training which effectively informed employees of the hazards of the chemicals used in the workplace as well as the content and location of safety data sheets.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Abate by

Jan 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): The employer did not enter information about their business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year:    a)  During the calendar years 2008 and 2009, the employer did not enter information on the OSHA 300 Log about each recordable injury or illness and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A form at the end of the year.      b)  During calendar year 2010, the employer did not summarize the information from the OSHA 300 Log on the OSHA 300A summary form.  A summary 300A form was not created for 2010.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Abate by

Jan 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): A company executive did not certify that he or she had examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believed, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary was correct and complete:    a)  For the calendar years 2008-2010 the employer did not ensure that a company executive certified that the information contained in the OSHA 300A summary form was correct and complete.  The OSHA 300A summary form had not been signed by a company officer for these years.