OSHA Inspection: PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY OF HASLET

Issued

Nov 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): The employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation and follow-up:            a) In the dental clinic, an employee who had a needle stick injury on July 17, 2017 was not provided the required post exposure evaluation and follow-up after an exposure incident.        b) In the dental clinic, an employee who had a needle stick injury on August 21, 2017 was not provided the required post exposure evaluation and follow-up after an exposure incident.

Issued

Nov 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A): Employer did not ensure that all employees with occupational exposure were provided with training  at the time of their initial assignment:         In the dental clinic, the employer did not provide training to employees with occupational exposure before their initial assignments, exposing employees to diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.

Issued

Nov 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $543 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses did not record each fatality, injury and illness that was work related, a new case, and meets one or more of the general recording criteria:                                                                   In the dental clinic, the employer did not record workplace needlestick injuries on the 2017 OSHA 300 log:      a) an employee who had a needle stick incident on July 17, 2017 was not recorded.      b) an employee who had a needle stick incident on August 21, 2017 was not recorded.