OSHA Inspection: FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO

Issued

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $3,562 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    Water Feature Pump Room: Employee(s) perform water treatment operations for the pool. Employee(s) used full-face elastomeric respirators when adding acid to the tanks without a site-specific respiratory protection program in place. Employees are exposed to corrosive irritation hazards.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  Water Feature Pump Room: Employee(s) perform water treatment operations for the pool. Employee(s) used full-face elastomeric respirators when adding acid to the tanks without an exposure determination performed to identify muriatic acid vapor concentration.  Employees are exposed to corrosive irritation hazards.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  Water Feature Pump Room: Employee(s) perform water treatment operations for the pool. When adding acid to the tanks, employee(s) used a full-face elastomeric respirator without being medically evaluated to determine if the respirator by itself could create a hazard for the employee.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  Water Feature Pump Room: Employee(s) perform water treatment operations for the pool. Employee(s) used full-face elastomeric respirators when adding acid to the tanks without being fit tested prior. Employees are exposed to corrosive irritation hazards.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  Water Feature Pump Room: Employee(s) perform water treatment operations for the pool. Employee(s) used full-face elastomeric respirators when adding acid to the tanks without being trained prior to using the respirator. Employees are exposed to corrosive irritation hazards.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Abate by

Jul 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $10,390 · Current $6,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:    Casino and Hotel: Employee(s), such as housekeeping and first responders, have potential risk for occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials without an Exposure Control Plan developed and implemented. Employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while cleaning guest rooms and responding to medical emergencies.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Abate by

Jul 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Casino and Hotel: Employee(s), such as housekeeping and first responders, have potential risk for occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. Employees were collecting and disposing of contaminated sharps with their hands. Engineering and/or work practice controls were not used to prevent needle stick injuries. Employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while cleaning guest rooms and responding to medical emergencies.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Abate by

Aug 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that training provided to employees with occupational exposure met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(A) through (g)(2)(ii)(B):  Casino and Hotel: Employee(s), such as housekeeping and first responders, have potential risk for occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. Training on bloodborne pathogens was last conducted February 13, 2019. Employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogens while cleaning guest rooms and responding to medical emergencies.

Issued

May 27, 2020

Abate by

Jun 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,485 · Current $891 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.8(a): Work-related needlestick injuries or cuts from sharp objects contaminated with another person's blood or potentially infectious material were not entered on the OSHA 300 Log as a privacy case.    Hotel and Casino: Employees performing housekeeping and/or first responder duties are at risk of exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. The following sharps injuries were recorded on the OSHA 300 Log with injured employees' name listed:  a) February 8, 2019: An employee sustained a needle stick injury during a medical recall.   b) January 5, 2020: An employee sustained a needle stick injury during cleaning operations.