CAMBRIDGE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL in 330 MOUNT AUBURN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 340585041.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 330 MOUNT AUBURN STREET
- City
- CAMBRIDGE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02138
- Mailing
- 330 MOUNT AUBURN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
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
- 622110
- Employees
- 48
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 II
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
A617
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select a NIOSH-certified respirator: (a) Location - Main Pharmacy, Satellite Pharmacy, Oncology Nursing Service On or about 8/19/15, the employer did not require NIOSH-certified respirators when there was not a hazard evaluation of the engineering and administrative controls to rule them out.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
A617
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (a) Main Pharmacy, Satellite Pharmacy, Oncology Unit Nursing Service On or about 8/19/15, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards of compounding, mixing, reconstituting, administering and spill cleanup of antineoplastic drugs and their aerosols.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: (a) Location - Main Pharmacy On or about 8/19/15, the employer used an electrical power strip to supply power to equipment used in the hazardous drug area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
A617
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) Location - Main Pharmacy, Satellite Pharmacy, Oncology Unit Nursing Service On or about 4/21/15, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to antineoplastic drugs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 340585041.
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