OSHA Inspection: MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a)  Basement Laundry and Storage area - On or about 08/13/2019, where employees use Tri-Star Solar Brite which contained sodium hydroxide (pH=13.0 -14.0) and Laundri Destainer which contained and sodium hypochlorite (pH 12.5), suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes were not provided for immediate emergency use.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(C): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents, as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(i):  a)  Mercy Hospital - On or about 07/26/2019, the employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents, as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(i), including a description of the process and procedure for completion and review of an incident report following an exposure incident.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i)(A): The employer did not maintain a sharps injury log that contained at a minimum the type and brand of device involved in the incident:  a)  Mercy Hospital - On or about 07/26/2019, the employer did not maintain a sharps injury log that contained the brand of device for case number 400-2019-00062 occurring on 07/22/2019, for an exposure involving a contaminated needle.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1): All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas:  a)  Mercy Hospital, 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY, Operating Room 5 - On or about 07/12/2019 and ongoing - the employer performed Class III work which was not conducted within a regulated area.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(7)(i): Warning signs that demarcated the regulated area were not provided and displayed at each location where a regulated area was required to be established:  a)  Mercy Hospital, 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY, Operating Room 5  - On or about 07/12/2019 and ongoing, before work subject to this standard was begun in the OR5 warning signs to demarcate a regulated area were not displayed in the OR5 where Class III asbestos work was being performed on asbestos containing material which contained up to approximately 20% to 33% asbestos (Chrysotile).  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace or work operation where exposure monitoring is required under this section shall perform monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees may be exposed.  a)  Mercy Hospital, 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY, Operating Room 5 - On or about 07/12/2019 and ongoing, the employer did not perform exposure monitoring to determine the airborne concentrations of asbestos to which employees performing Class III asbestos work were exposed.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(2)(i): The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 1910.134 (b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by this section to use a respirator.  a) Mercy Hospital, 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY, Operating Room 5 - On or about 07/12/2019 and ongoing, where employees were performing Class III asbestos work in the OR5 room, the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), and (f) through (m).  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED