NORTH BERGEN, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe health inspection of HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM in 7600 RIVER ROAD, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 344730056.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM
- Site address
- 7600 RIVER ROAD
- City
- NORTH BERGEN
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07047
- Mailing
- 7600 RIVER ROAD, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 1274
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
8400
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) Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 07047 The employer required Transport Aides to wear N-95 respirators when transporting and positioning patients including those under investigation and/or confirmed as COVID-19 positive. However, the employer did not provide these employees with a medical evaluation to ensure that they were capable of safely wearing such respirators. Violation occurred on or about 3/17/2020 and thereafter.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $13494
- · Z (S) $13494
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
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 or annually refitted: Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 07047 a) The employer required Transport Aides to wear N-95 respirators when transporting and positioning patients including those under investigation and/or confirmed as COVID-19 positive. However, the employer did not provide these employees with an initial fit test to ensure the respirator fit employees to protect them from exposure to the virus. b) The employer required Transport Aides to wear N-95 respirators when transporting and positioning patients including those under investigation and/or confirmed as COVID-19 positive. However, the employer did not provide these employees with an annual fit test prior to March 2020 to ensure the respirator fit employees to protect them from exposure to the virus. Violation occurred on or about 3/17/2020 and thereafter.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1904.39 A01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,639 · Current $0 Reduced
8400
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) Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 07047 A Transport Aide died of SARS-CoV2 Coronavirus Disease on March 26, 2020. The employer failed to report this fatality to OSHA. Violation occurred on or about March 26, 2020
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (O) $9639
- · Z (O) $9639
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,928 · Current $0 Reduced
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent: Worksite located at Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 07047: On or about 3/26/2020, the employer did not record the following workplace illness on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2020: a) On or about 03/26/2020, Transport Aide- A Transport Aide died of SARS-CoV2 Coronavirus Disease on March 26, 2020. Violation occurred on or about March 26, 2020
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (O) $1928
- · Z (O) $1928
More inspections at Hackensack Meridian Health System
View Hackensack Meridian Health System's full OSHA safety record →
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 622110)
More inspections in NJ
Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344730056.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.