OSHA Inspection: CORNING HOTEL CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400435086010602140

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) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees used chemicals, including but not limited to disinfectants, solvents, and stain removers; and the employer had not assessed the chemical or physical hazards from the toxic and corrosive chemicals.      Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 00400435086010602140

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment (PPE)  that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:    (a) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees used and manually applied chemicals, including but not limited to disinfectants, solvents, and stain removers; and the employer had not provided housekeepers and maintenance employees with gloves for protection from corrosive chemicals.      Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 00400435086010602140

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    (a) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees used and manually applied chemicals, including but not limited to disinfectants, solvents, and stain removers; and the employer had not trained employees about PPE usage for protection from the corrosive or toxic chemicals.      Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400435086010602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    (a) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees, including kitchen staff and managers were expected to use fire extinguishers; there had been no fire extinguisher training for several years.      Abatement certification must be submitted.    ABATEMENT NOTE:  By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy; as outlined in 20 CFR 1910.38(a) and .39 which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,160 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) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees performed tasks including cleaning guest rooms, or bathrooms which exposed housekeepers, laundry workers and maintenance crew to blood and OPIM; and there was no Bloodborne Pathogens written Exposure Control plan to eliminate or minimize exposure.      Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iii): The employer did not ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment in the appropriate sizes was readily accessible at the worksite or issued to employees:     (a) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees performed tasks including cleaning guest rooms, or bathroom laundry tasks which exposed housekeepers, laundry workers and maintenance crew to blood and OPIM; and there were not adequate glove sizes to eliminate or minimize exposure to bloody materials.      Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1): Contaminated sharps were not immediately discarded in containers that were closable, puncture resistant, leakproof and labeled or color-coded according paragraph g(1)(i) of this standard.    (a) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees performed tasks including cleaning guest rooms, and when contaminated sharps were encountered, there was no appropriate sharps container available to protect the housekeepers from injury and exposure to blood/OPIM.        Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iv)(A)(2): Contaminated laundry was not placed and/or transported in bags or containers which were labeled or color-coded in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(I):    (a) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees performed tasks including cleaning guest rooms, and when bloody or contaminated bedding or laundry was encountered, it was not bagged or labeled as blood contaminated, so the laundry workers who sorted the laundry were exposed to contact with blood/OPIM.        Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees performed tasks including servicing guest rooms and sorting contaminated laundry which exposed housekeepers, laundry workers and maintenance crew to blood and OPIM; and there was no hepatitis B vaccine program to minimize risk.      Abatement certification must be submitted.

Issued

Oct 28, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,160 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400435086010602140

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) At the facility, on or about 7/9/2015:  Hotel employees used and manually applied toxic and corrosive chemicals, including but not limited to disinfectants, solvents, stain removers and maintenance chemicals; and the employer had not implemented or maintained any hazard communication program.        Abatement certification must be submitted.