OSHA Inspection: CAPE ANN MEDICAL CENTER, LLC

Issued

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2000.00 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

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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:    Location - Facility:    On or about October 21, 2015, engineering and work practice controls were not in place to eliminate or minimize employees exposure.

Issued

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 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

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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:     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

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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

2015-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 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.