OSHA Inspection: LONG ISLAND CARE CENTER INC.

Issued

2020-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13494.00 · Current $8100.00 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 3, 2020, at 144-61 38th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354:    The employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with work-specific procedures for employees who were required to wear tight-fitting N95 respirators (3M Particulate Respirator 8210 N95) while performing job duties such as, but not limited to, providing care to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 positive nursing home residents.

Issued

2020-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 3, 2020, at 144-61 38th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354:     Employees were provided with and required to wear N95 particulate respirators (3M Particulate Respirator 8210 N95) while performing job duties such as, but not limited to, providing care to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 positive nursing home residents.  Employees were not provided a medical evaluation to determine their ability to wear a tight-fitting respirator.

Issued

2020-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 3, 2020, at 144-61 38th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354:     Employees were provided with and required to wear N95 respirators (3M Particulate Respirator 8210 N95) while performing job duties such as, but not limited to, providing care to confirmed and suspect COVID-19 positive nursing home residents.  The employer failed to fit test employees prior to their initial use of a respirator.