OSHA Inspection: WILLOWWOOD NURSING CENTER

Issued

2014-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4250.00 · Current $2550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not contain at least the elements in 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A) through (c)(1)(ii)(C):   Willow Wood Nursing Center, Flowery Branch, GA - Employees such as RN's, LPN's, CNA's and housekeeping staff, were potentially exposed to blood and body fluids while caring for residents at the nursing home. The written exposure control plan (ECP) was not tailored to the site and was missing the elements (c)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) specific to the site, on or about 1/31/14.

Issued

2014-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure might take place:   Willow Wood Nursing Center, Flowery Branch, GA - Employees such as RN's, LPN's, CNA's and housekeeping staff, were potentially exposed to blood and body fluids while caring for residents at the nursing home. Information and training was not conducted for some of the nursing staff members prior to the initial assignment, on or about 1/31/14.

Issued

2014-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3613.00 · Current $2167.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(iii): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not replaced routinely or were allowed to be overfilled:   Willow Wood Nursing Center, Flowery Branch, GA - Employees such as RN's  and LPN's and CNA's were potentially exposed to blood and body fluids while handling contaminated needles. The sharp container in the supply room was overfilled, on or about 1/31/14.

Issued

2014-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4250.00 · Current $2550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(D): The employer did not ensure that all medical evaluations or procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine, vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up, including prophylaxis, were provided according to recommendations of the US. Public Health Service current at the time these evaluations and procedure took place:   a) Willow Wood Nursing Center, Flowery Branch, GA - Employees such as RN's, LPN's, CNA's and housekeeping staff, were potentially exposed to blood and body fluids while caring for residents at the nursing home. The hepatitis B vaccine series was not completed for one of the nursing staff members, on or about 1/31/14.   b) Willow Wood Nursing Center, Flowery Branch, GA - Employees such as RN's, LPN's, CNA's and housekeeping staff, were potentially exposed to blood and body fluids while caring for residents at the nursing home. The titer test was not performed after the HpB vaccine series was completed, on or about 1/31/14.

Issued

2014-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Willow Wood Nursing Center, Flowery Branch, GA - Employees such as LPN's and CNA's were potentially exposed to blood and body fluids while caring for residents at the nursing home. The declination form was not signed after employees declined to accept the HpB vaccine, on or about 1/31/14.