SAN ANTONIO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM in 7700 FLOYD CURL DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 342954831.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- Site address
- 7700 FLOYD CURL DR
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78229
- Mailing
- 7700 FLOYD CURL DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 1026
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1030 C01 IV
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,086 · Current $6,652 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually: On or about February 14, 2018, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to health hazards, without work tasks being evaluated annually to reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens as the hospital expanded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6651.6
- — Z (S) $11086
1910.1030 D04 I
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $7,760 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: Trash Dock Area: On or about February 14, 2018, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to health hazards, while accessing a storage room without an implemented cleaning schedule to reduce the overflow and accumulation of trash, linen, and regulated waste that could collapse, rupture and leak against the walls and the floor's hard-surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7760.4
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.1030 G01 II A
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,391 · Current $4,435 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(ii)(A): The employer did not post at the entrance to work areas specified in 29 CFR 1910.1030(e), HIV and HBV Research Laboratory and Production Facilities; signs bearing the legend depicted and the word Biohazard, the name of the infectious agent, the special requirements for entering the area and the name and telephone number of the responsible person: Trash Dock Area: On or about February 14, 2018 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to biological hazards, while storing trash, linen, and regulated waste with radioactive material in a storage room without being properly identified.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4434.6
- — Z (S) $7391
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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 342954831.
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