OSHA Inspection: ANGLETON HEALTH FACILITIES, LP

Issued

Oct 20, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation:  a) At the facility, on June 23, 2017, the employer did not make a confidential medical evaluation immediately available to an employee who suffered a needle stick injury, exposing the employee to a bloodborne pathogen hazard.

Issued

Oct 20, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(ii)(A): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include testing the source individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity:  a) At the facility, on June23, 2017, an employee suffered a needle stick injury and the employer did not gain consent or ensure testing of the source individual's blood as soon as feasible, exposing the employee to bloodborne pathogen hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(iii)(A): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include the collection of the exposed employee's blood as soon as feasible and test for HBV and HIV serological status after consent was obtained:  a) At the facility, on June 23, 2017 and times thereafter, when an employee suffered a needle stick injury the employer did not provide post exposure collection and testing of the exposed employee's blood for HBV and HIV as soon as feasible, exposing the employee to bloodborne pathogen hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,268 · Current $761 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.8(a): Work-related needle stick injuries or cuts from sharp objects contaminated with another person's blood or potentially infectious material were not entered on the OSHA 300 Log:  a) At the facility, a needle stick injury that occurred on June 23, 2017 was not entered on the OSHA 300 log.

Issued

Oct 20, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $711 · Current $427 Reduced

Hazardous substances 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) At the facility, the employer did not document annual consideration and implementation of commercially available safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure such as automatic retracting needles, exposing employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $711 · Current $427 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

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) At the facility, the employer did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan, exposing employees to bloodborne pathogen hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $711 · Current $427 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps:  a) At the facility, on June 23, 2017 an employee suffered a needle stick injury and the employer did not record the injury on a log for recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps.