OSHA Inspection: OXFORD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2013-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2000.00 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 4/26/13, employees with occupational exposure were not protected by a written Exposure Control Plan.

Issued

2013-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-05 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:  (a) Location - Establishment: On or about 4/26/13, employees potentially exposed to sharps injuries were not involved in the selection of engineered sharps.

Issued

2013-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1950.00 Reduced

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:    (a) Location - Establishment:  On or about 6/12/13, needlestick injuries were not recorded on a log to document the circumstances of the incident.

Issued

2013-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $650.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation.    (a) Location - Establishment:  On or about 4/26/13, entries on the OSHA 300 logs did not clearly state how the injury occurred or were not appropriately classified as lost work days or restricted/transfer case.

Issued

2013-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(7)(v): Needlestick injuries and cuts from sharp objects that are contaminated with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material were not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log as a privacy case.   (a) Location - Establishment: On or about 6/12/13, the employer had 2 needlestick injuries on 4/26/13 and 5/15/13 and recorded with the employees' names on the OSHA 300 log.