OSHA Inspection: OLLIE STEELE BURDEN MANOR, INC.

Issued

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition.    a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the dishwasher area of the kitchen, the employer allowed employees to work while standing on a wet tile floor while failing to maintain floors in a dry condition.    b) On or about September 11, 2013, in the hallways of the facility, the employer allowed employees to walk on wet flooring following mopping while failing to maintain floors in a dry condition.    c) On or about September 11, 2013, an employee stated that in a patient room, the employer allowed employees to walk on wet flooring while failing to maintain floors in a dry condition.

Issued

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $918.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.    On or about September 11, 2013, in the dirty side of the laundry area, the employer failed to ensure that a portable fire extinguisher was properly identified and readily accessible for use to employees while they were washing dirty laundry.

Issued

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1800.00 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.    On or about September 11, 2013, in the clean side of the laundry area, the employer allowed the employees to use a sharps container that was not easily accessible to employees.  The sharps container was blocked by containers and located approximately 6 feet from the ground.

Issued

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1080.00 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 September 10, 2013, the employer failed to provide employees with a written hazard communication program while working in the dirty side of the laundry area.  The employer allowed employees to be exposed to two 5-gallon containers of corrosives (Ecolab Laundri Destainer - product code 15982). The Hazardous Chemicals memo provided by the employer did not meet the regulatory requirements of the standard.