OSHA Inspection: 2020 ROUTE 23 NORTH OPERATING COMPANY D/B/A ATRIUM POST-ACUTE CARE OF WAYNEVIEW

Issued

Sep 14, 2020

Abate by

Oct 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $5,000 Reduced

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:   a) Patient Care: The employer required all employees to wear respirators throughout their shifts at work. The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program, with worksite specific procedures for respirator use,  that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures for respirator use. The employees were required to work with confirmed positive and suspected COVID19 residents on or about 3/14/2020 and after.

Issued

Sep 14, 2020

Abate by

Oct 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:   a) Patient Care: The employer did not provide NIOSH-certified respirators to employees who were required to work with confirmed and suspect COVID19 residents. Employees were provided respirators labeled "KN95" which were not NIOSH certified. The employer required all employees to wear respirators throughout their shifts at work on or about 3/14/2020 and after.

Issued

Sep 14, 2020

Abate by

Oct 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 required to use the respirator in the workplace:   a) Patient Care: - The employer required all employees to wear respirators throughout their shifts at work. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator before the employees were required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employees were required to work with confirmed positive and suspect COVID19 residents on or about 3/14/2020 and after.

Issued

Sep 14, 2020

Abate by

Oct 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:   a) Patient Care:  The employer required employees to wear respirators throughout their work shifts. The employer did not provide a fit test to employees who were required to wear respirators. The employees were required to work with confirmed positive and suspect COVID19 residents on or about 3/14/2020 and after.

Issued

Sep 14, 2020

Abate by

Oct 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators:  a) Patient Care: The employer required all employees to wear respirators throughout their shifts at work. The employees were required to work with confirmed positive and suspect COVID19 residents. The employees were not instructed on topics such as, but not limited to, care of respirators, extended use of respirators and seal checks. Violation occurred on or about 3/14/2020 and after.

Issued

Sep 14, 2020

Abate by

Oct 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,735 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.   a) Atrium Office: A work-related illness and death for a CNA who worked with positive and suspect COVID19 residents was not recorded on the OSHA 300 logs on or about 4/7/20.

Issued

Sep 14, 2020

Abate by

Oct 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,675 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident   a) Atrium office: An employee working as a CNA died of SARS-COV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) the virus which causes COVID-19 disease. The employer failed to report the death of an employee to OSHA within 8 hours of learning about it, on or about 4/5/20.