VALLEY STREAM, NY —
OSHA Inspection: NORTHWELL HEALTH ORZAC CENTER FOR REHABILITATION
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of NORTHWELL HEALTH ORZAC CENTER FOR REHABILITATION in 900 FRANKLIN AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580 (NAICS 623110). OSHA activity number 344767264.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORTHWELL HEALTH ORZAC CENTER FOR REHABILITATION
- Site address
- 900 FRANKLIN AVENUE
- City
- VALLEY STREAM
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11580
- Mailing
- 900 FRANKLIN AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580
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
- 318
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employees' were fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) At Orzac Center for Rehabilitation, on or about 3/31/2020 and thereafter: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation of employees required to wear filtering facepiece respirator as, such as but not limited to, disposable N95 respirators. Abatement certification must be provided for this item.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee using tight-fitting facepiece respirators was not fit tested annually. a) At Orzac Center for Rehabilitation, on or about 3/31/2020: An EVS employee that was required to don a N95 respirator while working in COVID-19 patient rooms but was not fit tested since 2018. Abatement certification must be provided for this item.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 H02 I
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that respirators were stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve: a) At Orzac Center for Rehabilitation, on or about 3/31/2020 and thereafter: The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear N95 respirators stored the respirators to protect them from excessive moisture. The respirators were stored in sealed plastic bags between use. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K01 V
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $10,795
General-duty citation text
1910.134(k)(1)(v) What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator; 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators: a) On or about 3/29/2020: during a period when Orzac Center for Rehabilitation was instructing employees on the potential need to reuse N95s due to a shortage of N95s, it did not ensure that employees could demonstrate sufficient knowledge regarding proper storage for N95 reuse, when employees indicated the respirator could be stored in a sealed plastic Ziploc bag. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $10795
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,639 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1):The employer did not report the death of an employee within eight hours to the Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, that is nearest to the site of the incident. a) At Orzac Center for Rehabilitation, on or about 4/24/2020: The employer did not notify OSHA within 8 hours of the work-related COVID-19 fatality of an Environmental Services Aide (EVS) employee.
Recent events (3)
- — R (O) $0
- — C (O) $9639
- — Z (O) $9639
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Source
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