VOORHEES, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. in 100 BOWMAN DRIVE, VOORHEES, NJ 08043 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 344739255.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
- Site address
- 100 BOWMAN DRIVE
- City
- VOORHEES
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08043
- Mailing
- 100 BOWMAN DRIVE, VOORHEES, NJ 08043
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 2362
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.134 A02
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $6,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): A respirator was not provided by the employer to each employee when such equipment was necessary to protect the health of the employee: a) Virtua Voorhees Hospital Homecare: On or about April 27, 2020, to May 26, 2020, the employer did not provide N95 respirators to nurses providing home care to patients who displayed COVID-19 symptoms and/or were known to be COVID-19 positive. Nurses were only required to wear surgical masks when exposed to patients who displayed COVID-19 symptoms and/or were known to be COVID-19 positive. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $6500
- · C (S) $13494
- · Z (S) $13494
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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 344739255.
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