OSHA Inspection: EAST LONGMEADOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Nov 10, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $9,448 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:   Facility at 305A Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA:   On and before May 18, 2020, some employees who provided direct care to COVID-19 positive residents were not provided respiratory protection and were exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.  Minimum appropriate respiratory protection is an N95 filtering facepiece.  The employees were required to be within six feet of residents that were not wearing face coverings in order to perform tasks such as feeding, washing, dressing and other personal care.

Issued

Nov 10, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Facility at 305A Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA: On and before May 18, 2020, a written respiratory protection program addressing the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) was not established and implemented to ensure employee protection from exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 Virus during tasks when respirator use was mandated including, but not limited to, feeding, washing, dressing, and other care as necessary to residents who were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

Issued

Nov 10, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Facility at 305A Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA:  On and before May 18, 2020, employees were required to wear N95 filtering-facepiece respirators while providing care such as feeding, washing, and dressing for residents who had tested positive for COVID-19, and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator.

Issued

Nov 10, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Facility at 305A Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA:  On and before May 18, 2020, employees were required to wear N95 filtering-facepiece respirators while providing care such care as feeding, washing, dressing, and other personal care for residents who had tested positive for COVID-19, and they were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

Nov 10, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that ensured that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of at least the following elements: Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator; What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are, and How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators:  Facility at 305A Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA:  On and before May 18, 2020, employees were required to wear N95 filtering-facepiece respirators while providing care such care as feeding, washing, dressing to residents who had tested positive for COVID-19, and they were not provided comprehensive training which ensured that each employee could demonstrate why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator; what the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are, and how to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators, prior to initial required use of the respirator.

Issued

Nov 10, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,639 · Current $6,747 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor:  Facility at 305A Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA: On or about May 15, 2020, an employee death attributed to complications from COVID-19 was not reported to OSHA.

Issued

Nov 10, 2020

Abate by

Dec 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  Facility at 305A Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA: On and before May 18, 2020, the employer had not verified through a written certification that a required workplace hazard assessment had been performed in order to determine appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for the care, including feeding, washing and dressing of COVID-10 positive residents.