OSHA Inspection: THE HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST, INC.

Issued

Sep 12, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a. DME - where corrosive chemicals were used during equipment operations, an eye wash station providing 15 minutes worth of flushing was not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  Violation observed on or about 6/4/14.

Issued

Sep 12, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a. DME - during cleaning operations, employees were exposed to struck-by and contact hazards, in that, compressed air used with air blow nozzles connected to an air compressor was at 96 p.s.i.  Violation observed on or about 6/4/14.

Issued

Sep 12, 2014

Abate by

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps:  a. Case 1361375 - the employer's 4/6/14 sharps injury log entry did not include the device type and brand.  Violation observed on or about 6/4/14.

Issued

Sep 12, 2014

Abate by

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(6): The employer did not enter "privacy case" in the space normally used for the employee's name on the OSHA 300 form or equivalent:  a. Case 1361375 - for the recorded 4/6/14 injury, the employer did not mark the entry as private.  Violation observed on or about 6/4/14.

Issued

Sep 12, 2014

Abate by

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not identify a document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a. DME - the employer did not identify a personal protective equipment hazard assessment when employees were exposed to infection and contact hazards.  Violation observed on or about 6/4/14.

Issued

Sep 12, 2014

Abate by

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct 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. The exposure control plan did not document employee solicitation for the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls of contaminated sharps when instances of sharps injuries were observed.  Violation observed on or about 6/4/14.

Issued

Sep 12, 2014

Abate by

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a. Hepatitis B declination forms were not provided for employees that had exposures to infection hazards.  Violation observed on or about 6/4/14.