OSHA Inspection: OHIO HEALTH O'BLENESS HOSPITAL

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5654.00 · Current $3675.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(2): Ladder rungs, steps, and cleats are spaced not less than 10 inches (25 cm) and not more than 14 inches (36 cm) apart, as measured between the centerlines of the rungs, cleats, and steps.   a. On the roof over the boiler room, the first rung of the fixed metal ladder on the chiller tower was not spaced 10-14 inches from the roof surface. The first rung of the fixed metal ladder was approximately 44 1/2 inches from the roof surface.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7068.00 · Current $4594.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    a. At the site, the employer did not document procedures for the boilers when employees performed lockout activities for maintenance or servicing.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7068.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.    a. At the site, periodic inspections were not performed on lockout procedures at least annually.

Issued

2018-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7068.00 · Current $4594.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  At Ohio Health O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, located in Athens, Ohio:  a. The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization of an employee that occurred in the workplace within 24 hours of the hospitalization as required.