OSHA Inspection: FRANCESCO A. VOCI JR., P.C.

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

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:     On or about 4/29/15, there was no sharps container in Room 2, and employees using sharps in Room 2 had to use a sharps container in Room 1 or the lab.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

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:    On or about 4/29/15, all employees who were exposed to contaminated sharps had not had the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series made available to them.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8400

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:  On or about 4/29/15, the employer did not have signed declination statements for all employees who had not accepted the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation or follow-up:    On or about 4/29/15, an employee received an injury from a contaminated sharp, and the employer did not make a medical evaluation immediately available.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(ii)(A): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include testing the source individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity:  On or about 4/29/15, an employee received an injury from a contaminated sharp, and the source individual's blood was not tested after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity.

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(5): The employer did not obtain or provide the employee with a copy of the evaluating health care professional's written opinion within 15 days of the completion of the evaluation:  On or about 6/19/15, the employer did not obtain a copy of the evaluating health care professional's written opinion for an employee's injury received on 4/20/15 from a contaminated sharp.

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(D): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the employer's exposure control plan and the means by which the employee could obtain a copy of the written plan:    On or about 4/29/15, employees were unaware of the bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposure control plan (ECP) and the means by which they could obtain a copy of the written plan.

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8400

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:  On or about 4/29/15, the employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps.

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $760 Reduced

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:    On or about 4/29/15, employees had not been provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area, such as, but not limited to, VacuCleanse, used for ultrasonic cleaning.

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  On or about 4/29/15, employees exposed to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, VacuCleanse, used for ultrasonic cleaning, were unaware of a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Aug 12, 2015

Abate by

Sep 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:  On or about 4/29/15, the Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan for employees exposed to contaminated sharps used for dental procedures was last updated on January 18, 2011.