OSHA Inspection: WOODLAND MANOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION, LP

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:    The employer does not solicit input from non-managerial employees in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control Plan. This violation occurred on or about March 21, 2013, at the facility where employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps were not involved in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3): The employer did not correctly classify the following work-related injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.     Facility: On or about March 21, 2013, the employer did not enter correctly the following work-related injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2012. The work-related injury recorded for 12/12 was marked in column I when column H should have been marked.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:   The employer does not ensure that fire extinguishers are identified so that they are readily accessible. This violation occurred on or about March 21, 2013, located in the laundry room near the exit door where the fire extinguisher was not identified.