LOWELL, MA —
OSHA Inspection: 19 VARNUM STREET OPERATING COMPANY, LLC.
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of 19 VARNUM STREET OPERATING COMPANY, LLC. in 19 VARNUM STREET, LOWELL, MA 01850 (NAICS 623110). OSHA activity number 344891668.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 19 VARNUM STREET OPERATING COMPANY, LLC.
- Site address
- 19 VARNUM STREET
- City
- LOWELL
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01850
- Mailing
- 19 VARNUM STREET, LOWELL, MA 01850
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 623110
- Employees
- 600
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 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. Location: 19 Varnum Street, Lowell, MA The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for respirator use that included all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix). The employer required employees to wear KN95/N95 respirators throughout their shifts while exposed to suspected or confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2021
- 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. Location: 19 Varnum Street, Lowell, MA The employer did not provided medical evaluations to determine the employee's ability to use a KN95 filtering facepiece respirator before requiring the use. The employer required employees to wear respirators while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.5 A
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $1,928 · Current $1,928
General-duty citation text
1904.5(a) Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the work environment, unless an exception in �� 1904.5(b)(2) specifically applies. Location: 19 Varnum Street, Lowell, MA On or about August 20, 2020, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illness of the OSHA form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2020: a) On or about May 24, 2020 at CareOne at Lowell: an employee, a nurse supervisor, died on May 23, 2020, after exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). The employer did not record the fatality on its OSHA 300 form or equivalent in circumstances where COVID-19 was prevalent in the employee's local community and in the facility.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1928
- — C (O) $1928
- — Z (O) $1928
1910.502 R01 I
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,639 · Current $9,639
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.502(r)(1)(i): Each work-related COVID-19 fatality was not reported within 8 hours of the employer learning about the fatality. Location: 19 Varnum Street, Lowell, MA. On or about May 23, 2020, an employee death attributed to COVID-19 was not reported to OSHA within 8-hours in circumstances where COVID-19 was prevalent in the employee's local community and in the facility.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $9639
- — C (O) $9639
- — Z (O) $9639
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Source
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