ALBANY, NY —
OSHA Inspection: ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL in 43 NEW SCOTLAND AVE, ALBANY, NY 12208 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 345038962.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 43 NEW SCOTLAND AVE
- City
- ALBANY
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12208
- Mailing
- 43 NEW SCOTLAND AVE, ALBANY, NY 12208
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 9743
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 A02
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $0 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: a) Albany Medical Center Hospital located at 43 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208 - On or about November 1, 2020 and thereafter, registered nurses in C3W, C4, and Adult Emergency Department providing care to known and suspected COVID-19 patients were provided only with a surgical mask and eye protection. At a minimum, a N95 NIOSH-certified filtering facepiece respirator is necessary to protect employees from aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.134 G01 III
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $25,941
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(iii): Employee(s) did not perform a user seal check each time they put on a tight-fitting respirator using the procedure in Appendix B-1 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer that the employer demonstrated were as effective as those in Appendix B-1: a) Albany Medical Center Hospital located at 43 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208 - On or about November 1, 2020 and thereafter, the employer did not ensure that registered nurses in C2, C3W, C4, and the Adult Emergency Department performed user seal checks on N95 filtering facepiece 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 patients.
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $25940.7
- — F (S) $25940.7
- — C (S) $13653
1910.134 K01 IV
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $25,941
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(iv): The employer did not ensure that each user could demonstrate knowledge of how to inspect, put on, remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator: a) Albany Medical Center Hospital located at 43 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208 - On or about November 1, 2020 and thereafter, the employer did not ensure that registered nurses in C2, C3W, C4, and the Adult Emergency Department could demonstrate how to check the seals of N95 filtering facepiece 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 patients.
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $25940.7
- — F (S) $25940.7
- — C (S) $13653
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345038962.
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