OSHA Inspection: CAPTAIN'S CLEANING & MAINTENANCE, LLC

Issued

2019-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1386.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:    a) On or about September 24, 2018, the employer had not developed and implemented a Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan for employees with occupational exposure to blood. Employees cleaning the dental facility located at 5395 W. Michaels Drive, Appleton, Wisconsin, were occupationally exposed to blood while emptying overflowing trash containers and/or picking up items that had fallen onto the trash container cabinet floor in procedure rooms of the facility. Employees were not able to maintain a plastic barrier between the individual emptying the trash containers and the items disposed of into the trash container that had been contaminated with blood. Trash containers in the procedure rooms may contain used procedure gloves, gauze with blood spots and other items contaminated with blood that do not meet the definition of Regulated Waste as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.     Effective Exposure Control Programs include, but are not limited to, the following information:   1) Lists of employee groups that will or may have exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIMs).  2) List of work tasks with potential exposure to blood or OPIMs associated with the list of employee groups that may have exposure to blood or OPIMs.   3) Description of the engineering and/or work practices to be used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to blood or OPIMs.  4) Describe how the Hepatitis B vaccination will be made readily available to employees.  5) Describe how employees shall immediately report exposure incidents and ensure employees with an exposure incident have a Post-exposure Evaluation and Follow-up available.  6) Describe how employees will be provided the required initial and annual training.  7) Describe how the required medical and training records shall be maintained.

Issued

2019-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls shall be used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. Where occupational exposure remains after institution of these controls, personal protective equipment shall also be used:  a) On or about September 24, 2018, the trash container under the sink counters in the procedure rooms, located at 5395 W. Michaels Drive, Appleton, WI, were not sized to contain the amount of garbage generated during a workday or shaped to prevent trash ending up on the trash container cabinet floor. When the trash containers become overfilled or trash falls to the cabinet floor, the employee removing the trash bag cannot maintain a plastic barrier between the individual emptying the trash containers and the items contaminated with blood disposed of into the trash container. Trash containers in the procedure rooms may contain used procedure gloves, gauze with blood spots and other items contaminated with blood that do not meet the definition of Regulated Waste specified in 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

Issued

2019-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) On or about September 24, 2018, the employer had not made available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to employees with occupational exposure. Employees cleaning the dental facility located at 5395 W. Michaels Drive, Appleton, Wisconsin, were occupationally exposed to blood while emptying overflowing trash containers and/or picking up items that had fallen onto the trash container cabinet floor in procedure rooms of the facility. Employees were not able to maintain a plastic barrier between the individual emptying the trash containers and the items disposed of into the trash container that had been contaminated with blood. Trash containers in the procedure rooms may contain used procedure gloves, gauze with blood spots and other items contaminated with blood that do not meet the definition of Regulated Waste as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

Issued

2019-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program:  a) On or about September 24, 2018, the employer had not provided the employees with occupational exposure the required initial and annual bloodborne pathogens training required by 29 CFR 1910.1030. Employees cleaning the dental facility located at 5395 W. Michaels Drive, Appleton, Wisconsin, were occupationally exposed to blood while emptying overflowing trash containers and/or picking up items that had fallen onto the trash container cabinet floor in procedure rooms of the facility. Employees were not able to maintain a plastic barrier between the individual emptying the trash containers and the items disposed of into the trash container that had been contaminated with blood. Trash containers in the procedure rooms may contain used procedure gloves, gauze with blood spots and other items contaminated with blood that do not meet the definition of Regulated Waste as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

Issued

2019-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a) On or about September 24, 2018, the employer had not certified the required workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment for dental facilities in general or the dental facility located at 5395 W. Michaels Drive, Appleton, Wisconsin had been performed.

Issued

2019-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) On or about September 24, 2018, the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program for employees using facility cleaning products.