VOORHEES, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. in 100 BOWMAN DRIVE, VOORHEES, NJ 08043 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 345042410.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
- Site address
- 100 BOWMAN DRIVE
- City
- VOORHEES
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08043
- Mailing
- 100 BOWMAN DRIVE, VOORHEES, NJ 08043
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 2362
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- May 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $6,826 Reduced
8400
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 or annually refitted: a) Virtua Voorhees Hospital located at 100 Bowman Drive in Voorhees, NJ: On or about 12/02/2020, Respiratory Therapists required to use respirators did not receive annual fit tests. . 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. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THESE ITEMS
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6826
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.134 M01
- Issued
- May 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(1): Records of medical evaluations required by 29 CFR 1910.134 were not retained and made available in accordance with 1910.1020: a) Virtua Voorhees Hospital located at 100 Bowman Drive in Voorhees, NJ: On or about 12/02/2020, and continuing thereafter, a record of a medical evaluation for a Respiratory Therapist was not retained and made available in accordance with 1910.1020. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 M02 I C
- Issued
- May 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i)(C):The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the specific make, model, style and size of respirator tested: a) Virtua Voorhees Hospital located at 100 Bowman Drive in Voorhees, NJ: On or about 11/14/2020, and thereafter, the employer did not create fit test records that included the model and size of N95 respirators for RNs and a security officer who were using N95 respirators while working in close proximity to COVID-positive patients and PUIs. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 M02 II
- Issued
- May 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(ii): Fit test records were not retained for respirator users until the next fit test was administered: a) Virtua Voorhees Hospital located at 100 Bowman Drive in Voorhees, NJ: On or about 12/02/2020 and thereafter, fit testing records for calendar year 2020 were not retained for several respiratory therapists until the next fit test was administered. 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. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2021
- Abate by
- May 12, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,146 · Current $1,073 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) Virtua Voorhees Hospital located at 100 Bowman Drive in Voorhees, NJ: On or about 10/19/2020 the employer did not record a work related illness of a nurse practitioner who tested positive for COVID 19 on 10/05/2020 and had lost 11 lost work days on the OSHA 300 log or its equivalent. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1073
- — C (O) $2146
- — Z (O) $2146
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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 345042410.
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