JAMAICA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: HIGHLAND CARE CENTER, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of HIGHLAND CARE CENTER, INC. in 91-31 175TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11432 (NAICS 623110). OSHA activity number 344720644.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HIGHLAND CARE CENTER, INC.
- Site address
- 91-31 175TH STREET
- City
- JAMAICA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11432
- Mailing
- 91-31 175TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11432
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 623110
- Employees
- 380
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $8,096 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: a.) On and after April 9th, 2020 at 91-31 175th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 The employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees (i.e. Certified Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses and Housekeeping Staff) who are required to wear tight-fitting N95 particulate respirators (3M Healthcare Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask N95 1860S, Moldex Health Care Particulate Respirator and 3M Healthcare Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask, N95 1860) while performing job duties such as but not limited to providing care to suspected and confirmed COVID-19 positive nursing home residents.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $8096
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 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: a.) On and after April 9, 2020 at 91-31 175th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 Employees (i.e. Certified Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses and Housekeeping Staff) expected to be exposed to respiratory hazards were provided N95 particulate respirators (3M Healthcare Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask N95 1860S, Moldex Healthcare Particulate Respirator and 3M Healthcare Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask N95 1860) for mandatory use while performing job duties such as but not limited to providing care to suspected and confirmed COVID-19 positive nursing home residents. Employees were not provided a medical evaluation to determine their ability to wear a tight-fitting respirator.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 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: a.) On and after April 9, 2020 at 91-31 175th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 Employees (i.e. Certified Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses and Housekeeping Staff) are required to wear N95 respirators (3M Healthcare Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask N95 1860S, Moldex Health Care Particulate Respirator and 3M Healthcare Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask, N95 1860) while performing job duties, such as but not limited to, providing care to suspected and confirmed COVID-19 positive nursing home residents. The employer failed to fit test employees prior to their initial use of wearing the respirator.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A01
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,639 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident a) Highland Care Center, 91-31 175th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 An employee working as a Nursing Supervisor died of SARS-CoV2 Coronavirus Disease on April 2, 2020. The employer failed to report this fatality to OSHA within eight (8) hours. Violation occurred on or about April 2, 2020 ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $9639
- — Z (O) $9639
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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 344720644.
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