OSHA Inspection: NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the exposure determination required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2):  Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Throughout the facility: Employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the following: - those job classifications in which employee(s) have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens - those job classifications in which some employee(s) have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens - tasks and procedures in which employee(s) have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens  Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:  Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Pediatrics/Nurses Office: Sharps container was not easily accessible to personnel as it was located above the desk. Employee needs to reach out and over the desk in order to access the sharps container.  Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(D): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the employer's exposure control plan and the means by which the employee could obtain a copy of the written plan:   Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Throughout the facility: Annual training on bloodborne pathogens did not include specific information related to the company's exposure control plan (ECP) and the means by which to obtain a copy of the program.  Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

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:  Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Throughout the facility: Annual training on procedures to follow after an exposure incident, method of reporting incident and medical follow-up was not performed for employees with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens including but not limited to nurses and dental assistants.   Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(i): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include documentation of the route(s) of exposure and the circumstances under which the exposure incident occurred:  Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Throughout the facility: Post exposure evaluation of a needle stick incident which occurred on November 4, 2015 did not include documentation such as but not limited to engineering controls used, work practices followed, description of the device used, and protective equipment used at the time of the exposure incident.  Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(ii)(A): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include testing the source individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity:  Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Throughout the facility: Post exposure evaluation of a needle stick incident which occurred on November 4, 2015 did not include testing the source individual's blood.  Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i):  The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps.   Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Throughout the facility: Employer had needle sticks but failed to establish sharp's injury log at the facility.   Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.8(a): All work-related needlestick injuries and cuts from sharp objects that were contaminated with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material were not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log as an injury:  Neighborhood Health Services Corporation/Plainfield, NJ location- Dentistry: A needlestick injury which occurred on November 4, 2015 was not recorded on OSHA 300 log.  Condition observed on or about November 18, 2015.