OSHA Inspection: PINE ACRES REHAB & LIVING CENTER, LLC.

Issued

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $1913.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.       a) The employer failed to provided appropriate eye protection for employees whom were required to perform tub cleaning and were exposed to splash hazards from liquid chemicals.        Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1148.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually      a) The employer did not ensure annual training was provided to all employees who would have potential occupational exposure to blood and/or other potiential infectious materials.        Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1148.00 Reduced

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:    a) The employer failed to provide training to employees on the physical and health hazards presented by chemicals within the workplace such as but not limited to floor wax, ecolab products, classic whirl pool disinfectant, etc.       Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    a) The employer did not ensure annual consideration and implementation of safer needle devices were completed and documented for the past three years.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-07-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i)(A): The employer did not maintain a sharps injury log that contained at a minimum the type and brand of device involved in the incident:   a). The employer failed to maintain sharp logs for the calendar years of 2010 and 2011 that at the minimum provided that the brand of device that caused the incident.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).