OSHA Inspection: PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:   a) Pathways to Housing PA: Employees, (Nurses) while administering subcutaneous injections, were occupationally exposed to blood. The employer did not develop and implement an Exposure Control Plan to address how employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens would be eliminated or minimized. This was observed on March 31, 2014.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Pathways to Housing PA: Employees (Nurses) administered subcutaneous injections with a BD 1 ml TB syringe (REF 309626) which was not equipped with engineering controls. The employer did not ensure that all syringes used at the site were equipped with engineering controls where feasible. This was observed on April 3, 2014.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 vaccination as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2):   a) Pathways to Housing PA: Employees (Nurses) were exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials while drawing blood and administering subcutaneous injections. The employer did not ensure that the Hepatitis B status of the occupationally exposed employees were maintained on file. This was observed on April 3, 2014.