OSHA Inspection: EAST NORTHPORT RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY, INC.

Issued

2020-10-27 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) At the facility, East Northport Residential Health Care Facility, Inc. Dba. Huntington Hills Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 400 South Service Road, Melville, NY. - The employer provided and required employees including, but not limited to Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants to wear N95 respirators while providing direct patient care to residents with suspect and/or confirmed COVID-19 illness.  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to the affected employees to determine if the employees were medically fit to wear respirators.    Violation occurred on or about April 28, 2020, and thereafter.