OSHA Inspection: WHITE PLAINS CENTER FOR NURSING CARE LLC

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye when exposed to eye or face hazards from liquid chemicals, acids and/or caustic liquids:    a) Kitchen:  Employees handled and used various chemical cleaners including but not limited to:  Easy-Off Heavy Duty Cleaner (sodium hydroxide), Santec Resolve Zero Lime Scale Remover (uranium hydrogen sulphate), Santec Resolve Five (sodium hydroxide), etc. and were not required to use appropriate eye protection (e.g., chemical splash goggles) on or about 8/21/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:      a) Kitchen:  Employees handled and used various chemical cleaners including but not limited to:  Easy-Off Heavy Duty Cleaner (sodium hydroxide), Santec Resolve Zero Lime Scale Remover (uranium hydrogen sulphate), Santec Resolve Five (sodium hydroxide), etc. and the employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection (e.g., (e.g., chemical resistant gloves); on or about 8/21/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 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)  Entire Facility:  Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nurse Aides had occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens the facility did not establish a site specific written exposure control plan; on or about 11/23/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B): The Employer's Exposure Control Plan did not contain the schedule and method of implementation for paragraphs (d) Methods of Compliance, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up, (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees, and (h) Recordkeeping, of this standard.  a)  Entire Facility:  Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nurse Aides had occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens the facility's exposure control plan did not contain the schedule and method of implementation of (d) methods of compliance (e.g., use of engineering controls); (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination; (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees; and (h) Recordkeeping; on or about 11/23/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employee(s) with occupational exposure:    a) Entire Facility:  Certified Nurse Aides were identified by the employer as having occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and the employer did not make the Hepatitis B vaccination to them; on or about 11/17/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:    a)  Entire Facility:  Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nurse Aides had occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and all employees with occupational exposure were not provided with blooodborne pathogen training; on or about 11/23/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

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) Kitchen:  Employees handled and used various chemical cleaners including but not limited to:  Easy-Off Heavy Duty Cleaner (sodium hydroxide), Santec Resolve Zero Lime Scale Remover (uranium hydrogen sulphate), Santec Resolve Five (sodium hydroxide), etc. and the employer did not implement a written hazard communication program; on or about 8/21/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  a) Kitchen:  Employees handled and used various chemical cleaners including but not limited to:  Easy-Off Heavy Duty Cleaner (sodium hydroxide), Santec Resolve Zero Lime Scale Remover (uranium hydrogen sulphate), Santec Resolve Five (sodium hydroxide), etc. and the employer did not provide training on the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area; on or about 8/21/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:    a) Kitchen Area:   A workplace illness which occurred on or about 7/21/15 and resulted in lost work time was not recorded on the 2015 OSHA-300 log; on or about 8/31/15.

Issued

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2)(ii): Employee training records for bloodborne pathogens were not maintained for 3 years from the date on which the training occurred:  a)  Entire Facility:  Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nurses Aides had occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and the facility did not maintain training records for bloodborne pathogens; on or about 1/6/16.