OSHA Inspection: CORNER HOUSE RESIDENTIAL HOME CARE, LLC

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    WORKSHOP: The employer had not conducted the Workplace Hazard Assessment to determine necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE).   WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) were not trained on the Workplace Hazard Assessment pertaining to personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): Exposure Control Plan. Each employer having employee(s) with occupational exposures as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall  establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:     WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan where employees were required to clean up blood and bodily fluids.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.  WORKSHOP: The employer had not made available a Hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series for all the employees who had occupational exposure while cleaning and/or a responder to blood and/or bodily fluids.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(C): Disposal of all regulated waste shall be in accordance with applicable regulations of the United States, States and Territories, and political subdivisions of States and Territories.    ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not properly disposed of all regulated waste in accordance with applicable regulations of the United States, States and Territories, and political subdivisions of the States and Territories.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program, including the Globalized Harmonized System where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) bleach and alcohol.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  WORKSHOP: The employees, required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) bleach and alcohol were not provided with training and information in the chemical hazard communications, including the Globalized Harmonized System.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $724 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The Case Number 2346713 001 logged into OSHA 300 log for the year 2017 was not completed in detail as follows:       1.  Column C; No job title      2.  Column D; No date of injury.      3.  Column F; no parts of body affected and no object substance which that directly injured the employee.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

May 25, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): Written and oral emergency action plans. An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees.  WORKSHOP: The emergency action plan was not written in site specific and had not included a meeting place outside the building and obtaining a head count of the employees in the event of an emergency situation.