METAIRIE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: DOCTORS AFTER HOURS URGENT CARE
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of DOCTORS AFTER HOURS URGENT CARE in 545 OAKLAWN DR., METAIRIE, LA 70005 (NAICS 621491). OSHA activity number 344071543.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DOCTORS AFTER HOURS URGENT CARE
- Site address
- 545 OAKLAWN DR.
- City
- METAIRIE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70005
- Mailing
- 545 OAKLAWN DR., METAIRIE, LA 70005
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 621491
- Employees
- 21
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,546 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment: a) On or about June 11, 2019, in the Clinic, the employer failed to ensure two (2) electrical circuit breaker panels were closed to prevent electric shock, deflagration, or other fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4546
1910.1030 C01 IV
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually: a) On or about June 11, 2019, in the Clinic, the employer failed to ensure the Exposure Control Plan was reviewed and updated at least annually.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2273
- — Z (S) $2273
1910.1030 D04 III A 3II
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $3,789
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(3)(ii)(B): Containers for contaminated sharps were moved from the area of use within a secondary container because leakage was possible and the second container was not constructed to contain all contents or prevent leakage during handling, storage, transport or shipping: a) On or about June 11, 2019, in the Clinic, the employer failed to ensure cardboard boxes containing sharps containers were constructed to contain and prevent leakage during storage. An uncapped, contaminated needle was found outside of the sharps container in the cardboard box, exposing employees and handlers to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious material.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3789
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.1030 D04 III A 3II
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $3,789
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(3)(ii)(C): Containers for contaminated sharps were moved from the area of use within a secondary container because leakage was possible and the second container was not labeled or color-coded according to 29 CFR 1910.1030(g): a) On or about June 11, 2019, in the Clinic, the employer failed to ensure cardboard boxes containing sharps containers that were moved from a different clinic were labeled or color-coded to warn employees and handlers of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious material.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3789
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.1030 D04 III A 3II
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $3,789
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(3)(ii)(A): Containers of contaminated sharps were moved from the area of use within a secondary container because leakage was possible and the second container was not closable: a) On or about June 11, 2019, in the Clinic, the employer failed to ensure cardboard boxes containing sharps containers were closable when they were moved to a second location, exposing employees and handlers to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious material.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3789
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.1030 G01 I A
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $3,789
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(A): Warning labels were not affixed to containers of regulated waste, refrigerators, or freezers containing blood or other potentially infectious material: a) On or about June 11, 2019, in the Clinic, the employer failed to ensure trash bins used by employees to discard bloody contaminates were affixed with warning labels to warn employees of blood or other potentially infectious material.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3789
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) On or about June 11, 2019, in the Clinic, the employer failed to develop an adequate Hazard Communication Program to protect employees who were exposed to various chemicals in the workplace, including but not limited to, Glutaraldehyde (corrosive, respiratory sensitizer).
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2273
- — Z (S) $2273
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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 344071543.
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