OSHA Inspection: ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY FOX CITIES SC

Issued

2019-01-17 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 containers under the sink counter in the procedure rooms 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 individual 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

2019-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): 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. Training shall be provided as follows: At the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place; At least annually thereafter:  a) On or about September 24, 2018, the employer had not conducted annual bloodborne pathogens training since January 1, 2017.