OSHA Inspection: CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:    (a)  Ambulatory Care Building:  On or about March 30, 2016 two maintenance employees were exposed to a burn hazard when the space they entered was not classified as a permit-required confined space by a competent person prior to the work being performed.  The employees entered into a Mechanical Air Intake Pit through an approximate three foot by two foot doorway at the bottom so that one employee could cut into and relocate both a steam vent line.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and did not ensure that the employee possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of duties assigned under this standard:  (a)  Ambulatory Care Building:  On or about March 30, 2016 maintenance employees and management had not been trained on the additional requirements of Subpart AA Confined Spaces in Construction in that the maintenance supervisor did not know to evaluate each confined space, prior to allowing his employees to conduct construction activities, to determine if the space was a permit required confined space.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i)(A): The employer did not maintain a sharps injury log that contained at a minimum the type and brand of device involved in the incident:    (a)  Facility Wide:  On or about March 28, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of device involved in a contaminated sharps incident occurring on this date.    (b)  Facility Wide:  On or about February 22, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of devices involved in two contaminated sharps incidents occurring on this date.    (c)  Facility Wide:  On or about February 20, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of device involved in a contaminated sharps incident occurring on this date.    (d)  Facility Wide:  On or about January 28, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of device involved in a contaminated sharps incident occurring on this date.    (e)  Facility Wide:  On or about January 27, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of device involved in a contaminated sharps incident occurring on this date.    (f)  Facility Wide:  On or about January 17, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of device involved in a contaminated sharps incident occurring on this date.    (g)  Facility Wide:  On or about January 10, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of device involved in a contaminated sharps incident occurring on this date.    (h)  Facility Wide:  On or about January 8, 2016 the employer did not document on the sharps injury log the type and brand of device involved in a contaminated sharps incident occurring on this date.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Sep 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    (a)  Entire Facility:  On or about March 3, 2016 equipment specific procedures were not developed for the de-energizing of equipment that did not meet the exception under this paragraph such as, but not limited to, Air Handlers that employees enter for maintenance and routine annual inspections and that have more than one energy source that requires isolation.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Sep 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    (a)  Entire Facility:  On or about April 4, 2016 the employer had not conducted inspections of the energy control program at least annually to assure the procedures and requirements of the regulation were being followed.