OSHA Inspection: HIGHPOINT FOOT AND ANKLE CENTER, LLC.

Issued

Jan 30, 2013

Abate by

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:  a) Highpoint Foot and Ankle Center, LLC: Employees are exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials during ingrown toenail procedures and clean up after the procedures. The employer did not establish an Exposure Control Plan, on or about January 2, 2013.  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

Jan 30, 2013

Abate by

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Highpoint Foot and Ankle Center, LLC: Employees are exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials during ingrown toenail procedures and clean up after the procedures. The employer did not establish a training program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2), on or about January 2, 2013.  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

Jan 30, 2013

Abate by

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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) Highpoint Foot and Ankle Center, LLC: Employees were exposed to sterilizing chemicals and a hazard communications program was not developed or maintained, on or about January 2, 2013.  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

Jan 30, 2013

Abate by

Feb 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Highpoint Foot and Ankle Center, LLC: Employees use Cidex Plus, Benz-all and Citrus II Hospital Germicial deodorizing cleaner and the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace, on or about January 2, 2013.  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

Jan 30, 2013

Abate by

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Highpoint Foot and Ankle Center, LLC: Employees use sterilizing chemicals and the employer did not provide training on the hazards associated with the chemicals in their work area, on or about January 2, 2013.  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

Jan 30, 2013

Abate by

Mar 6, 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) Highpoint Foot and Ankle Center, LLC: Employees are exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials during ingrown toenail procedures and clean up after the procedures. The employer did not maintain records of employees hepatitis B vaccination status, on or about January 2, 2013.  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.