OSHA Inspection: LIFESTYLE LIFT SURGICAL OPERATIONS II, PC

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 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) Location - Establishment:   On or about February 22, 2013, the employer did not develop and implement a site specific Exposure Control Plan to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens.  The employer had an incomplete program modeled after a vendor written sample program.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan was accessible to employees, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)  a) Location - Establishment:  On or about February 22, 2013, the employer did not ensure that employee's had easy access to the employer's Exposure Control Plan during the work shift.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(A): The review and update of the exposure control plan did not reflect changes in technology that eliminate or reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens:    a) Location - Establishment:  On or about February 26, 2013, the employer provided written exposure control plan did not include information regarding new technologies commercially available to eliminate or reduce employee, such as but not limited to:  safer scalpel systems, safer needle-syringe systems.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Sep 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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) Location - Establishment:  On or about February 22, 2013, employees were exposed to serious injury and illness while removing contaminated scalpel blades by hand using hemostat/forceps, handling suture needle systems or recapping needles.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i): When there was occupational exposure, the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields, masks, eye proretection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices:    a)  Location - Establishment:  On or about February 22, 2013, for employees with potential occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogents, the employer did not provide personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to:  gowns, lab coats, clinical/surgical jackets.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iv): The employer did not clean, launder, or dispose of personal protective equipment required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(d) and (e), at no cost to the employee:    (a) Location - Establishment:  On or about February 26, 2013, the employer did not ensure laundering of protective clothing was done at no cost to employees.  Employees were laundering personal protective clothing (scrubs) at home.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(vii): Personal protective equipment was not removed prior to leaving the work area:  a) Location - Establishment: On or about February 26, 2013, the employer did not ensure protective clothing was removed before leaving work.  Employees are wearing protective clothing (scrubs) to home or other locations.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure might take place:    (a) Location - Establishment:  On or about February 22, 2013, an employee with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens was not provided required training at or before assignment to tasks/duties with potential exposure.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $600 Reduced

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) Location - Establishment:  On or about February 26, 2013, for employees with potential occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens the employer did not maintain a record or log regarding each employee's Hepatitis B vaccination status.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1560

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)  Location - Establishment:  On or about February 22, 2013, the employer did not have a written chemical hazard communication program for chemicals used in the workplace such as, but not limited to:  CaviWipesXL, McKesson Multi-Ezymatic Cleaner.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1560

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)      (a)  Location - Establishment:  On or about February 22, 2013, the employer did not provide employees with training for chemicals used in the workplace such as, but not limited to:  CaviWipesXL, McKesson Multi-Ezymatic Cleaner. Employees were not aware of the employer's written program, the OSHA regulation, and were not informed of the hazards of the chemicals in the workplace.