OSHA Inspection: ELWYN INC

Issued

Dec 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,246 · Current $7,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:     a) 1001 Steriger St, Building 9, Norristown, PA: Employees working in New Beginnings and Natale North were exposed to bloodborne pathogens during normal daily tasks and the employer did not review or update the Exposure Control Plan, on or about June 25, 2019.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Dec 5, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not 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 did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:    a) 1001 Steriger St, Building 9, Norristown, PA: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses working in New Beginnings and Natale North were exposed to bloodborne pathogens during normal daily tasks and the employer did not solicit input input from frontline employees, on or about June 25, 2019.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 5, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(iv): Annual training for employees with occupational exposure was not provided within one year of their previous training:     a) 1001 Steriger St, Building 9, Norristown, PA: Employees working in New Beginnings and Natale North were exposed to bloodborne pathogens during normal daily tasks and the employer did not ensure employees were provided bloodborne pathogen training within 12 months of the previous training date, on or about June 25, 2019.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 5, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,246 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employees exposure:    a) New Beginnings: Licensed Practical Nurses providing clients with Haldol injections used needles that did not have safety devices or guards, on or about June 25, 2019.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 5, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,246 · Current $7,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer signed the statement in appendix A:     a) 1001 Steriger St, Building 9, Norristown, PA: Employees working in New Beginnings and Natale North were exposed to bloodborne pathogens during normal daily tasks and the employer did not require employees to sign a declination form, on or about June 25, 2019.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 5, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(ii)(B): The medical record for an employee with occupational exposure did not include a copy of the employee's hepatitis B vaccination status, including the dates of all the hepatitis B vaccinations or any medical records relative to the employee's ability to receive vaccination as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2):    a) 1001 Steriger St, Building 9, Norristown, PA: Employees working in New Beginnings and Natale North were exposed to bloodborne pathogens during normal daily tasks and the employer did not document employees hepatitis B vaccination status including dates of vaccinations, on or about June 25, 2019.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.