OSHA Inspection: PENNSYLVANIA CARE LLC/MINERS MEDICAL

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3613.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls shall be used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:    a.) Safety needles were not in use when nurses tested patients for exposure to tuberculosis, on or about 2-3-14.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    a.) The lobby exit door was locked with a dead bolt when employees remained inside the facility, on or about 2-6-14.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer shall assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the statement in Appendix A. a.) The Hepatitis B vaccine declination statement signed by the employees did not contain the mandatory wording in Appendix A of the regulation, on or about 2-13-14.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer's exposure determination did not include the information required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A) through (c)(2)(i)(C): a.) The employer's exposure determination did not identify a list of job classifications in which all, or some employees have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials, on or about 2-13-14.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED