OSHA Inspection: MARION FAMILY DENTAL, INC.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 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)  The company had not written or implemented an exposure control plan to address employee exposure to blood and body fluids during dental procedures.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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)  Safer engineered sharps were not used in the facility.  Needles without guards or other devices to prevent potential needle stick injuries were attached and removed from syringes used for dental procedures with patients.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:    a)  Sharps containers are not located in dental treatment rooms requiring the transport of contaminated sharps to a disposal container in the back laboratory/storage room.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a)  The sharps container on the counter in the laboratory/storage room was filled completely to the top with a potential for injury from contaminated sharps.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(B)(1)(i): Regulated waste (other than contaminated sharps) was placed in containers which were not closable:    a)  The biohazard waste container for regulated waste in the laboratory storage area was overfilled with contaminated biohazard waste and not closed to prevent potential exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material (OPIM).

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(B)(1)(iii): Regulated waste was placed in containers which were not labeled or color-coded in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(I):  a) Gloves and other waste contaminated with other potentially infectious material (OPIM) was placed in regular trash containers that were not color coded or identified for regulated biological hazardous waste.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:    a)  The company did not offer the hepatitis B vaccine to employees with exposure to blood and body fluids performing dental procedures or maintain documentation of having received the vaccine.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:    a)  The company did not provide any information or training regarding protective actions and equipment for employees with exposure to blood and body fluids performing dental procedures.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $660.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(2): Appropriate personnel monitoring or equipment such as film badges, pocket chambers, pocket dosimeters of film rings were not supplied to or required to be used by employee(s) as described in 29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(2)(i),(d)(2)(ii) and (d)(2)(iii):    a)  The company had not implemented a monitoring program, provided film badges or dosimeters to determine exposure to x-rays for employees during dental procedures.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $660.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(2): The radiation area(s) were not conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol described in 29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(1) and the words:  "Caution, Radiation Area":    a)  The x-ray room was not posted with any signage to identify the area as a source of radiation during operation of the unit.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:  a)  The company had not written or implemented an emergency action plan for the facility to inform employees of the actions required for a fire, tornado or other emergency.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  a)  The company had not performed or documented a hazard assessment to determine the personal protective equipment including but not limited to gloves, laboratory coats, thyroid protectors for x-rays and protective eyewear required to protect employees from exposure.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a)  Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted sitting on the floor in the hallway.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  a)  The company had not provided any training to employees regarding the proper use of fire extinguishers for small incipient stage fires.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a)  The company had not written or implemented a hazard communication program for employees using chemicals such as nitrous oxide, anesthetic gases, amalgam metals, disinfectants and sterilizers.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  a)  The company did not obtain or maintain the material safety data sheets for the chemicals used in the facility such as isopropanol, disinfectants, sanitizers, amalgam  and dental impression materials.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  The company had not provided employees with information and training regarding the hazards of chemicals used in the facility such as nitrous oxide, anesthetic gases, dental impression material, amalgam metals, sanitizers and disinfectants.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a)  The company had not provided information or training to employees with exposure to chemicals such as isopropanol, disinfectants and sterilizers on the global harmonization system (GHS) with the pictograms and other changes to be implemented for the hazard communication standard.