OSHA Inspection: CAPE ANN MEDICAL CENTER, LLC

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan was accessible to employees, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):    Location - Facility:    On or about October 21, 2015, the exposure control plan was not accessible to employees.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:    Location - Facility:    On or about October 21, 2015, the employer had not reviewed the exposure control plan at least annually.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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:    Location - Facility:    On or about October 21, 2015, engineering and work practice controls were not in place to eliminate or minimize employees exposure.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii): Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were bent, recapped, or removed:    Location - Facility:    On or about October 21, 2015, employees were recapping sharps.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:     Location - Facility:     On or about October 21, 2015, employees were not offered the hepatitis B vaccination.      Or in the alternative:    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 October 21, 2015, the employer did not have ensure employees who declined the hepatitis B vaccination signed the statement in Appendix A.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 31, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section.      Location - facility:    On or about October 21, 2015, the employer did not provide adequate training to employees with occupational exposure to blood and biological fluids.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:    Location - Facility:    On or about October 21, 2015, the employer did not have a complete chemical inventory.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  On or about October 21, 2015, the employer did not have safety data sheets for all products in the workplace such as but not limited to benzyl-C12-18-alkyldimethyl ammonium chlorides and quaternary ammonium compounds, C12-18-alkyl[(ethylphenyl) methyl] dimethyl, chlorides.

Issued

Nov 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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:    Location - Facility:    On or about October 21, 2105, the employer had not provided adequate training on chemicals in the work area.