OSHA Inspection: SABER HEALTH CARE LLC

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $3,410 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. The employer had a generic exposure control plan that was to have been customized with names, contact information, and specifics for each work site.  The Exposure Control Plan for the facility was not completed with specific information and details for the site to assist employees in reporting an exposure incident.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii): Each employer shall ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan is accessible to employees in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e).  a.  The employer provided a generic exposure control plan.  The Exposure Control Plan for the facility was not available to all affected employees throughout the facility.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure. The review and update of such plans shall also:   a.  The employer had a generic exposure control plan that was to have been customized for the site.  The Exposure Control Plan for the facility was not completed at the time of inspection on December 4, 2018, and had not been updated annually as required by the standard.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): An employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan shall solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and shall document the solicitation in the Exposure Control Plan.  a. The employer had a generic exposure control plan that had not been customized for the work site.  The Exposure Control Plan for the facility did not include input from affected employees in review of the Plan, the evaluation and selection of sharps and/or other engineering/work practice controls.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Abate by

Mar 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain the following:  a.  The employer had a generic exposure control plan that was to have been customized for the site.  The Exposure Control Plan for the facility was not completed at the time of inspection on December 4, 2018, lacking a list of job classifications with exposures and a list of tasks/procedures where employees would have exposures.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,366 · Current $6,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1)(i): Closable;  a.  At the work site, employees used red barrels to hold biohazardous materials, keeping them in the central showers until picked up for disposal.  The employer did not ensure that the barrels lids were kept closed.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(iii): Replaced routinely and not be allowed to overfill.  a.  At the work site, the employer provided sharps containers in resident rooms, activity areas, dietary department, therapy department, laundry and activities areas.  The employer did not ensure that overfilled sharps containers were replaced immediately when full.

Issued

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(viii): Immediately or as soon as possible after use, contaminated reusable sharps shall be placed in appropriate containers until properly reprocessed. These containers shall be:  a.  At the work site, employees did not place comtaminated sharps into containers immediately after use.  On the day of inspection on December 4, 2018, sharps were observed on top of sharps containers in the shower room.