OSHA Inspection: THE ARC OF THE FARMINGTON VALLEY, INC.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the exposure determination required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2):      Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, the Exposure Control Plan developed and implemented by the company did not properly classify employees such as, but not limited to, Residential Instructors & Instructor Aides, in the Hazard Determination section of the program.  Also, for employees classified as having limited occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens, a list of tasks and procedures had not been developed to determine when there could be the potential for exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the schedule and method of implementation for 29 CFR 1910.1030(d) Methods of Compliance and 29 CFR 1910.1030(f), Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up:  Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, the following deficiencies were observed in the company's written Exposure Control Plan:   A.  The Housekeeping section of the program had not been updated to show changes in the type of disinfectant(s) provided for use in the facility.      B.  The Hepatitis B Vaccination section did not address how provisions of the Hepatits B Vaccination program would be administered such as, but not limited to, where the vaccination was provided, what time intervals were required between vaccinations, the post vaccination titer test and what action was to be taken in the event of a non-responder to the vaccination series.      C.  The Post-Exposure Evaluation & Follow-Up section did not include the source individual testing protocol.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:  Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, January 16, 2013, the company's Exposure Control Plan had not been updated at least annually.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $1750.00 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:    Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, January 16, 2013, a Microlet lancet holder with removable lancets was provided for use by employees who performed finger sticks on a resident.  The lancet/lancet holder was not provided with safety-engineered features to reduce/eliminate the likelihood of a sharps injury to employees.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(ii)(A): Contaminated work surfaces were not decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant after completion of procedures:      Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, January 16, 2013, alcohol swabs were used to clean the Microlet lancet holder.  Alcohol is not an EPA registered anti-microbial disinfectant that is effective against blood borne pathogens such as, but not limited to, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or HIV.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(D): The employer did not ensure that all medical evaluations or procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine, vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up, including prophylaxis, were provided according to recommendations of the US. Public Health Service current at the time these evaluations and procedure took place:     Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, the employee did not provide employees with the Hepatitis B Vaccination series in accordance with U.S. Public Health Guidelines.  Once employees signed an acceptance form, they were instructed to make their own arrangements to obtain the vaccination either at the walk-in clinic or at their own physician's office and then to submit a bill to the facility for payment.  Employees were not aware that they could obtain the vaccinations while on work time and the post vaccination blood test was not offered to employees to determine if employees who received the vaccination series had an adequate response.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(ii)(A): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include testing the source individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity:   Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, the company did not provide an employee who suffered an exposure incident on January 16, 2013, with adequate post exposure evaluation and follow-up.  The company had not followed source individual testing protocols in order to provide the injured employee's treating physician with information needed to form a treatment plan for the employee in accordance with U.S. Public Health Codes.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, the company had not maintained Hepatitis B vaccination records for employees who had been offered the vaccination series.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii): The employer's training program did not contain the minimum elements required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(A) through (g)(2)(vii)(N):    Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, the training program provided to employees did not adequately address the following topics:    A.  The Hepatitis B Vaccination program.  B.  Post Exposure Follow-Up and Evaluation.  C.  Decontamination of surfaces and equipment following procedures and/or a blood spill.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(viii): The person conducting the bloodborne pathogen training was not knowledgeable in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program as it related to the workplace that the training would address:  Jobsite located at Alleluia House, 255 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Connecticut:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, blood borne pathogens training that was provided to employees consisted of a generic training video and was administered by staff in the Human Resources Department who had no previous training in blood borne pathogens or a background in the implementation of a Exposure Control Plan.

Issued

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Company:  On, or about, February 14, 2013, the employer did not maintain a Sharps Injury Log to record sharps injuries.