OSHA Inspection: MERRIMACK VALLEY OPERATIONS, LLC

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13494.00 · Current $8096.00 Reduced

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) Location: Facility  On or about May 10, 2020, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring the use.  The employer required employees to wear respirators while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Location: Facility  On or about May 10, 2020, the employer did not provide a fit test to all employees required to wear respirators.  The employer required employees to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2020-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  (a) Location: Facility  On or about May 10, 2020, the employer did not provide employees with effective training regarding why the respirator was necessary, proper fit and usage, limitations, capabilities, inspection of respirator, maintenance, storage and expected lifespan of respirator, prior to distributing N95 respirators.   The employer required all employees at the facility to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.