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 344779095.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
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: Emergency Room, Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 07047. a) The employer required six security guards to wear N-95 respirators when assisting emergency room staff that care for patients, including those under investigation for and/or confirmed as positive for COVID-19. However, the employer did not provide these employees with a fit test to ensure the respirators fit employees to protect them from exposure to the virus. b) The employer required nine security guards to wear N-95 respirators when assisting emergency room staff that care for patients, including those under investigation for and/or confirmed as positive for COVID-19. However, the employer failed to provide these employees with their annual fit test when due. Violation occurred on or about 3/28/2020 and thereafter.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · 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 344779095.
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