MERIDEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE in 377 RESEARCH PARKWAY, MERIDEN, CT 06450 (NAICS 621492). OSHA activity number 339856429.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
- Site address
- 377 RESEARCH PARKWAY
- City
- MERIDEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06450
- Mailing
- 336 THOMPSON ROAD, SUITE 1 SOUTH COUNTY DIALYSIS CENTER, WEBSTER, MA 01570
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 621492
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1030 C01 IV
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure. ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not annually reviewed the written bloodborne pathogen Exposure Control Plan. ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.1030 D04 III A2III
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
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: ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not replaced containers for contaminated sharps routinely and allowed the containers to be overfilled exposing employees to needlestick injuries. On/or about July 15, 2014, an employee, performing cleaning tasks of the #6 chair in the dialysis unit sustained a needlestick injury from a container which was over filled with contaminated sharps. ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.1030 G01 I
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i): Labels. Warning labels shall be affixed to containers of regulated waste, refrigerators and freezers containing blood or other potentially infectious materials; and other container used to store, transport or ship blood or other potentially infectious materials. ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not properly marked/labeled the containers of sharps at each chair/unit in the dialysis area. ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 H05 I
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The employer shall establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps. The information in the sharps injury log shall be recorded and maintained in such manner as to protect the confidentiality of the injured employee. ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not established a sharps log injury for the recording of injuries from contaminated sharps/needles. ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4000
1904.29 B01
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illness (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail required by the regulation. ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not completed the OSHA 300 log of work-related injuries and illnesses for the year 2014 in detail: 1. Case #1 marked as an injury and dated 12-27-14; not marked in columns H, I , or J. (The date of the injury marked 12-27-14 but it's incorrect due to the date of the inspection was 07-18-14). 2. Case #2 marked as an injury and dated 12-05-14; not marked in columns H, I, or J. (The date of the injury marked 12-05-14 but it's incorrect due to the date of the inspection was 07-18-14). ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1000
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment. ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339856429.
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