OSHA Inspection: ELDERWOOD AT WAVERLY

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/14/15: Protective eyewear was not worn by housekeepers working with corrosive and severely irritating cleaning chemicals including but not limited to de-limer containing phosphoric and hydrochloric acids.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 25, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(f)(8)(i): Biological hazard tags were not used to identify the actual or potential presence of a biological hazard and/or to identify equipment, containers, rooms, experimental animals, or combinations thereof, that contained or were contaminated with hazardous biological agents:      a) Memory Care Unit and Laundry room, on or about 9/24/15: Laundry bags from isolation rooms did not contain biological hazard warnings or equally effective methods of warning of the actual or potential presence of biological hazards including, but not limited to Methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 25, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(D): The employer did not ensure that all medical evaluations or procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine, vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up, including prophylaxis, were provided according to recommendations of the US. Public Health Service current at the time these evaluations and procedure took place:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/14/15: Two employees completing the 3 shot hepatitis B vaccination series were not provided with the test for the hepatitis B surface antigen 1-2 months following the third and final vaccination of the series.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(I): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain information on the hepatitis B vaccine, including information on its efficacy, safety, method of administration, the benefits of being vaccinated, or the fact that the vaccination will be offered free of charge:   a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/14/15: Employees were not provided with information on the requirement for testing the presence of the hepatitis B surface antigen 1-2 months following the third and final vaccination of the 3 shot hepatitis B vaccination series.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(K): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the procedure to follow if an exposure incident occurred, including the method of reporting the incident or the medical follow-up that would be made available:     a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/14/15: Employees were not provided with specific information on procedure to be followed should an exposure incident occur including, but not limited to, necessary forms, checklists and the incident reporting process.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Oct 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): 29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): The Summary of Work-Related Injury and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) was not properly certified:    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 9/14/15: The OSHA Form 300 signed as true, accurate and complete contained omissions that did not match up with the OSHA Form 300A:          1) Three injuries incurring lost were days were not check marked in column H of the OSHA Form 300 for the calendar year 2014. The number of injuries incurring lost work days on the OSHA Form 300 for 2014 did not match up with the number of injuries incurring lost work days on the OSHA Form 300A for 2014         2) Three injuries incurring days of restriction or transfer were not check marked in column I of the OSHA Form 300 for the calendar year 2014. The number of injuries incurring days of restriction or transfer on the OSHA Form 300 for 2014 did not match up with the number of days of restriction or transfer recorded on the OSHA 300A for 2014.         Abatement Certification and Documentation is required