OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN WALK-IN, INC.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,512 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 August 29, 2013, the employer at the above addressed jobsite, did not use safer medical devices , such as but not limited to, safer hypodermic needles and suture needles, to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $918 · Current $551 Reduced

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):  On or about August 29, 2013 the employer at above addressed worksite, had an exposure control plan that did not specify facility procedures for evaluating circumstances surrounding exposure incidents.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:  On or about August 29, 2013, the employer at above addressed jobsite, did not update or review the exposure control plan for a facility where employees perform tasks which expose them to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious material.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 August 29, 2013, the employer at the above addressed jobsite, did not document annual consideration of appropriate commercially available safer medical devices to be used by employees when performing tasks with potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens or other potentially infectious material, such as but not limited to: injections, wound care, or drawing blood.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 August 29, 2013, the employer at the above addressed worksite, did not solicit input from non-managerial clinical employees regarding the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering controls, such as but not limited to safer needles and scalpels.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $918 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:  On or about August 29, 2013, and times prior thereto, the employer at above addressed jobsite, did not provide training to new employees who always have or sometimes have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(iv): Annual training for employees with occupational exposure was not provided within one year of their previous training:  On or about August 29, 2013, the employer at above addressed jobsite, did not provide annual training to employees who perform tasks with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Jan 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(A): Warning labels were not affixed to containers of regulated waste, refrigerators, or freezers containing blood or other potentially infectious material:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)   On or about August 29, 2013, the employer at the above addressed jobsite, did not label the thermoelectric unit that is used to store and maintain temperature of recently collected specimen, by employees, until they are transported to laboratory.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(ii)(B): The medical record for an employee with occupational exposure did not include a copy of the employee's hepatitis B vaccination status, including the dates of all the hepatitis B vaccinations or any medical records relative to the employee's ability to receive vacination as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2):  On or about August 29, 2013, the employer at above addressed jobsite, did not collect or maintain medical records of employees' hepatitis B vaccination status or any medical records related to employee's ability to recieve the vaccination, for employees who perform clinical tasks, such as but not limited to, drawing blood, collecting specimen, and assisting physican with invasive procedures.

Issued

Jan 6, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer signed the statement in appendix A:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)  On or about August 29, 2013, the employer at the above addressed jobsite, did not have employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccine to sign a declination form.