OSHA Inspection: THE INN AT THE FOUNTAINS AT LAKE POINTE WOODS

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(B): Bending, recapping, or needle removal was not accomplished through the use of a mechanical device or a one-handed technique:  a) for employees at 3270 Lake Pointe Blvd, Sarasota, (FL) recapping pen needles after administring insulin to residents, as observed on or about 4/30/2013.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:  a) for employees at 3270 Lake Pointe Blvd, Sarasota, (FL) administring insulin and blood sugar level tests to residents, as observed on or about 4/30/2013.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation or follow-up:  a) for the needle stick injury which occurred at 3270 Lake Pointe Blvd, Sarasota, (FL) on or about March 20, 2013, in that, after reporting the exposure incident, medical evaluation and blood collection was delayed approximately 3-5 days, as observed on or about 4/30/2013.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(C): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents, as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(i):  a) for the Risk Management Bloodborne Pathogens Policy: Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens : A Control Plan dated October 25, 2011, as observed on or about 4/3/2013.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-24 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:  a)  the exposure control plan haven't been reviewed since October 25, 2011, as observed on or about 4/3/2013.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-24 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:  a) in that the Risk Management Bloodborne Pathogens Policy: Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens : A Control Plan dated October 25, 2011 did not address input from employees, as observed on or about 4/3/2013.