OSHA Inspection: WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTER INC.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     On or about March 29, 2013, employees performed maintenance activities including, but not limited to, servicing commercial grade laundry equipment that would require lockout procedures. The company had not developed and implemented an energy control program that sufficiently addresses documentation of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about March 29, 2013, procedures had not been developed for the control of potentially hazardous energy on machinery including, but not limited to, commercial grade laundry equipment.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    On or about March 29, 2013, employees had not received lockout tagout training.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:     On or about March 29, 2013, company employees worked with corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to: US Chemical Concentrated Destainer, US Chemical Concentrated Laundry Sour, Accelerate II in the laundry area. An emergency eyewash was not available in the immediate area.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): The review and update of the exposure control plan did not document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure:    On or about March 29, 2013, the company did not document annual consideration and implementation of safer medical devices.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about March 29, 2013, input from non-managerial employees was not obtained for the purposes of identifying, evaluating, and selecting effective engineering and work practice controls.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $0.00 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:     On or about March 29, 2013, non-safety engineered lancets were utilized by employees within the facility while conducting blood draws.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 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:    On or about March 29, 2013, company employees utilized chemicals including, but not limited to: US Chemical Concentrated Destainer, US Chemical Concentrated Laundry Sour, and Accelerate II. A written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:     On and before March 29, 2013, company employees utilized chemicals including, but not limited to: US Chemical Concentrated Destainer, US Chemical Concentrated Laundry Sour, and Accelerate II. Employees had not received hazard communication training.