ROCHESTER, NY —
OSHA Inspection: HIGHLAND HOSPITAL
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of HIGHLAND HOSPITAL in 1000 SOUTH AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14620 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 341625853.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HIGHLAND HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 1000 SOUTH AVENUE
- City
- ROCHESTER
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14620
- Mailing
- 1000 SOUTH AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14620
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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
- 622110
- Employees
- 3600
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1101 D03
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(d)(1): the employer of employees who were working adjacent to asbestos hazards did not comply with applicable protective provisions to protect such employees: a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, the employer performing Class II asbestos work requiring the establishment of a regulated area, working on a multi-employer worksite did not inform other employers, including but not limited to LeChase Construction Services, and Grayco Corp. of Upstate, NY of the nature of the employer's work with asbestos and/or PACM, of the existence of and requirements pertaining to regulated areas, and the measures taken to ensure that employees of such other employers are not exposed to asbestos. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $5000
- — C (S) $8908
- — Z (S) $8908
1926.1101 F01 I
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation where exposure monitoring is required under this section shall perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees may be exposed. a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, the employer did not perform exposure monitoring to determine the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees performing Class II asbestos work were exposed. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $8908
- — Z (S) $8908
1926.1101 K02 I
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $5,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(2)(i): Before work subject to this standard began, the building and/or facility owner(s) did not determine the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) at the worksite pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1): a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, before work subject to this standard was begun in the SE 280 A area, the building and facility owners did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM (asbestos containing material), and or PACM (presumed asbestos containing material), including wall and ceiling mastic. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $5000
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1101 E01
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas: a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, the employer performed Class II work which was not conducted within a regulated area. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $8908
- — Z (S) $8908
1926.1101 K07 I
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i): Warning signs that demarcated the regulated area were not provided and displayed at each location where a regulated area was required to be established: a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, before work subject to this standard was begun in the SE 280 A, warning signs to demarcate a regulated area were not displayed on the 8th floor where Class II asbestos work was being performed on asbestos containing material which contained up to approximately 39% and 40% asbestos (Chrysotile). NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1101 G01
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of the exposure: a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, employees conducted the removal of asbestos-containing materials mastic contained 39% and 40% asbestos with a hammer and saw. The employer did not use appropriate engineering controls and work practice controls during the asbestos removal. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $8908
- — Z (S) $8908
1926.1101 H02 I
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (f) through (m): a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, where employees were performing Class II asbestos work in the SE 280 A area, the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (f) through (m). NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1101 K09 I
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,908 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not ensure participation in the asbestos training program by each employee who was likely to be exposed to asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), or for each employee engaged in Class I through Class IV asbestos operations: a) Highland Hospital, SE 280A Area - On or about 07/26/2016, the employer did not ensure employees performing Class II activities in the SE 280 A area had participated in the required asbestos training program. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $8908
- — Z (S) $8908
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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 341625853.
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