OSHA Inspection: DR. ROBERT DUGAN, D.O., FAMILY MEDICINE

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the exposure determination required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2):   a) DR. Robert Dugan, D.O., Family Medicine - On or about April 11, 2014, the exposure determination, included in the written Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan, had not been completed. Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout each day, when for instance, providing assistance during joint injections, administering injections, or cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B):  The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the schedule and method of implementation for paragraphs (d) Methods of Compliance, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up, (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees, and (h) Recordkeeping, of this standard.  a) Dr. Robert Dugan, D.O., Family Medicine - On or about April 11, 2014, the written Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan was not site specific. For example, the written program did not identify the following:    1.) Procedures for the annual evaluation of safety engineered devices.  The method of implementation was not described, nor was a start date identified;    2.) The healthcare professional that will conduct the confidential post exposure evaluation and follow up in the event of an exposure incident;     3.) The person responsible for maintaining employee medical records;    4.)  A description of, or procedures for, maintaining confidentiality of employee medical records; and    5.) A description of how Bloodborne pathogen training will be conducted, when it would be conducted and who is responsible for conducting the training.     Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout each day, when for instance, providing assistance during joint injections, administering injections, or cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): The employer's exposure control plan did not document annually the consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure:    a) Dr. Robert Dugan, D.O., Family Medicine - On or about April 11, 2014, the employer had not documented the annual consideration of safer medical devices.  Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout each day, when for instance, providing assistance during joint injections, administering injections, or cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, solicited input from non-managerial employees responsible for dierct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:    a) Dr. Robert Dugan, D.O., Family Medicine - On or about April 11, 2014, the employer had not documented, in the exposure control plan, the solicitation of input from non-managerial employees in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls. Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout each day, when for instance, providing assistance during joint injections, administering injections, or cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

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.) Dr. Robert Dugan, D.O., Family Medicine  - On or about, and dates prior to, April 11, 2014, Medical Assistants were at an increased risk of exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials during medical  procedures requiring the use of needles that were not equipped with engineered safety mechanisms.

Issued

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2)(i): The employer's records for annual bloodborne pathogen training did not include all of the elements required by (h)(2)(i)(A)-(D) of 29 CFR 1910.1030:  a) Dr. Robert Dugan, D.O., Family Medicine  - The employer's record of bloodborne pathogen training did not contain items including: the name and job title of the person conducting the training.