ERIE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ERIE
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ERIE in 5637 PEACH STREET, ERIE, PA 16509 (NAICS 621111). OSHA activity number 341557874.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ERIE
- Site address
- 5637 PEACH STREET
- City
- ERIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16509
- Mailing
- ONE LECOM PLACE, ERIE, PA 16505
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 621111
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1030 C01 IV B
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,814 · Current $4,430 Reduced
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): The review and update of the exposure control plan did not document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure: a) Medical Associates of Erie -On or about June 17,2016, the employer had not documented annual consideration of safer medical devices. Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, giving injections, drawing blood, changing bandages and cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4430
- — Z (S) $6814
1910.1030 C01 V
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, solicited input from non-managerial employees responsible for dierct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan: a) Medical Associates of Erie -On or about June 17,2016, the employer had not documented, in the exposure control plan, the solicitation of input from non-managerial employees in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls. Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, giving injections, drawing blood, changing bandages and cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 D02 I
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
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: a) Medical Associates of Erie -On or about June 17,2016, and dates prior thereto: Medical assistants/Technicians were at greater risk of exposure to blood and/OPIM while administering PPD tests with needles that were not equipped with engineered safety technology. b) Medical Associates of Erie -On or about June 17,2016, and dates prior thereto: Medical assistants/Technicians were at greater risk of exposure to blood and/OPIM while administering immunizations with needles that were not equipped with engineered safety technology. c) Medical Associates of Erie -On or about June 17,2016, and dates prior thereto: Medical assistants/Technicians were at greater risk of exposure to blood and/or OPIM while assisting physicians during mole removal procedures that were performed with scalpels that were not equipped with engineered safety technology.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 G02 VII A
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(A): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an accessible copy of the regulatory text of this standard and an explanation of its contents: a) Medical Associates of Erie -On or about June 17,2016, a copy of the Bloodborne Pathogens standard was not available for employee use. Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, giving injections, drawing blood, changing bandages and cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 G02 II B
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually: a) Medical Associates of Erie -On or about June 17,2016, Medical Assistants/Technicians had not received annual training on what Bloodborne pathogens were and how to properly protect themselves from exposure to blood or OPIM. Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, giving injections, drawing blood, changing bandages and cleaning blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) spills.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341557874.
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