OSHA Inspection: KLG MOBILE INTENSIVE CO LLC

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): The review and update of the exposure control plan did not document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure:    On and before May 19, 2015, the company failed to document consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On and before May 19, 2015, the employer did not solicit input from non-managerial employees in identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer having employees with occupational exposure did not prepare an exposure determination:     On and before May 19, 2015, the company's exposure control plan did not include an exposure determination.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 May 19, 2015, the company had not maintained a sharps injury log.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 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:    On or about May 19, 2015, sharps including, but not limited to Accu-Chek Softclix lancets and Jelco IV Catheter Radiopaques that do not incorporate engineering controls were provided for use by employees.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide hand washing facilities which were readily accessible to employees:  On or about May 19, 2015, the employer failed to provide hand washing facilities adequate for the workplace in that single use towels or air drying machines were not provided.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1): Contaminated sharps were not discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers that are described in sections (i) through (iv) of this section:     On or before May 19, 2015, used sharps were not discarded into a sharps container immediately or as soon as feasible.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually:    On or about May 19, 2015, employees had not received bloodborne pathogens training on an annual basis.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 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:    On or about May 21, 2015, needlestick injuries that were recorded on the companys OSHA 300 logs were not listed as privacy cases.