OSHA Inspection: BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.

Issued

Apr 28, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.8(a): Work-related needle-stick injuries or cuts from sharp objects contaminated with another persons blood or potentially infectious material were not entered on the OSHA 300 Log as a privacy case.      On or about January 10th, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not record work-related needle-stick injuries and cuts from sharp objects that are contaminated with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material on the OSHA 300 Log.

Issued

Apr 28, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.31(a): Basic requirement. The employer did not record on the OSHA 300 Log the recordable injuries and illnesses of all employees on his payroll, whether they are labor, executive, hourly, salary, part-time, seasonal, or migrant workers. Neither records the recordable injuries and illnesses that occur to employees who are not on his payroll and he supervises these employees on a day-to-day basis.      On or about January 10th, 2014, the employer at above addressed worksite, did not record the recordable injuries that occurr to temporary employees who the hospital supervised on a day-to-day basis.

Issued

Apr 28, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A): The employer's Exposure Control Plan in the section of the exposure determination did not include a list of all job classifications in which all employees in those jobs had occupational exposure.    On or about January 10th, 2014, at above addressed worksite, the employer had an Exposure Control Plan that did not specify the list of jobs in which the employees may have occupational exposure in those Departments/Units.

Issued

Apr 28, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 and follow-up.    On or about January 10th, 2014, at above addressed worksite, the employer  did not make available documentation, post-exposure prophylaxis such as medical evaluation and follow-up including counseling to an employee exposed to a positive HIV patient, as recommended U.S. Public Health Services.

Issued

Apr 28, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ix)(A): The employer did not ensure that employees in the facility demonstrated proficiency in standard microbiological practices or techniques or in the practices or operations specific to the facility before allowing the employees to work with HIV or HBV.       On or about January 10th, 2014, at above addressed worksite, the employer did not ensure that temporary employees demonstrated proficiency as part of the training, in the techniques involved in handling HIV patients.

Issued

Apr 28, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The employer did not maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps. The information in the sharps injury log shall be recorded and maintained in such manner as to protect the confidentiality of the injured employee. The sharps injury log shall contain, at a minimum: Type and brand of device, work area, explanation and following the recordkeeping standard 29 CFR 1904.      On or about January 10th, 2014, at above addressed worksite, the employer did not maintain an appropriated record to reflect the sharp injuries and specifically the information relative to the type and brand of the device, how was the employee's exposure and the date. Neither includes the temporary employees as specified in the recordkeeping standard.