OSHA Inspection: THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL, MOUNT SINAI KIDNEY CENTER AT EAST RIVER PLAZA

Issued

2017-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $935.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(1)(ii): A work-related injury or illness was not recorded that resulted in days away from work:   (a) On or about 8/23/2016 at The Mount Sinai Hospital dba Mount Sinai Kidney Center at East River Plaza, the employer failed to record an injury which resulted in days away from work.       (1) On 7/20/2016, a dialysis care technician sustained a lost-time injury. The injury was not placed on the OSHA 300 log.

Issued

2017-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.30(a): Basic requirement. You must keep a separate OSHA 300 Log for each establishment that is expected to be in operation for one year or longer.  (a) On or about 8/23/2016, The Mount Sinai Hospital dba Mount Sinai Kidney Center at East River Plaza failed to keep and maintain a separate log of injuries and illnesses. The employer, instead, maintained a single log for the entire hospital system.      (1) On 7/20/2016, a dialysis care technician sustained a lost-time injury, where a worksite-specific OSHA 300 log was not kept.

Issued

2017-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $950.00 · 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:  (a) On or about 8/23/2016 at The Mount Sinai Hospital dba Mount Sinai Kidney Center at East River Plaza, the employer failed to ensure that the Exposure Control Plan was reviewed and updated at least annually. Nurses and technicians at the worksite had occupational exposure to blood and OPIM during hemodialysis of patients.

Issued

2017-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $950.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct 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) On or about 8/23/2016 at The Mount Sinai Hospital dba Mount Sinai Kidney Center at East River Plaza, the employer failed to document solicitation of input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care in the Exposure Control Plan. Nurses and technicians at the worksite had occupational exposure to blood and OPIM during hemodialysis of patients.

Issued

2017-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $950.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(i): The employer did not determine or implement an appropriate written schedule for cleaning or method of decontamination based upon the location within the facility, type of surface to be cleaned, type of soil present, and tasks or procedures being performed in the area:  (a) On or about 8/23/2016 at The Mount Sinai Hospital dba Mount Sinai Kidney Center at East River Plaza, the employer failed to implement an appropriate written schedule for cleaning or method of decontamination for materials inside the dialysis unit, including but not limited to furniture and machinery for dialysis, where employees assisting with hemodialysis at the center had occupational exposure to blood and OPIM.