OSHA Inspection: MONTEFIORE NEW ROCHELLE HOSPITAL

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $13,653

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) Emergency Department:  On or about 12/1/20 and thereafter, 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 a registered nurse to wear a N95 respirator while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 patients.    b) 5 Joyce:  On or about 12/1/20 and thereafter, 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 registered nurses to wear N95 respirators while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 patients.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):   a)   Emergency Department:   On or about 12/30/20, the employer permitted the use of a 3M 8210 - N95 respirator after a registered nurse failed the fit test and was not retested with other respirator make(s), model(s), or size(s) to assure a good fit. The employer required the employee 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.    b) ICU:  On or about 11/28/20 and thereafter, the employer permitted the use of a 3M 8210R- N95 respirator after a registered nurse failed the fit test and was not retested with other respirator make(s), model(s), or size(s) to assure a good fit. The employer required the employee 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.  c) ICU:  On or about  1/13/21 to 1/21/21, the employer permitted the use of a 3M 9205 - N95 respirator after a registered nurse failed the fit test and was not retested with other respirator make(s), model(s), or size(s) to assure a good fit until on or about 1/21/21. The employer required the employee 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.  d) ICU:  On or about  1/14/21 to 1/22/21, the employer permitted the use of a 3M 8110S - N95 respirator after a registered nurse failed the fit test and was not retested with other respirator make(s), model(s), or size(s) to assure a good fit until on or about 1/22/21. The employer required the employee 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.   e)  PCU:   On or about  11/28/20 to 12/30/20,  the employer permitted the use of a 3M 8210(plus type) - N95 respirator after a registered nurse failed the fit test and was not retested with other respirator make(s), model(s), or size(s) to assure a good fit until on or about 12/30/20. The employer required the employee 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.   f)  PCU:   On or about  12/15/20 to 2/24/21, the employer permitted the use of a 3M 8210R - N95 respirator after a registered nurse  failed the fit test and was not retested with other respirator make(s), model(s), or size(s) to assure a good fit until 2/24/21. The employer required the employee 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.    g)   PCU:  On or about  11/28/20 and thereafter, the employer permitted the use of a 3M 8110S - N95 respirator after a registered nurse failed the fit test and was not retested with other respirator make(s), model(s), or size(s) to assure a good fit. The employer required the employee 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.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

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 or annually refitted:  a)   Emergency Department:   On or about 11/28/20 and thereafter, 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 patients.  b)   5 Joyce:   On or about 11/28/20 and thereafter, 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 patients.  c)  ICU:  On or about 11/28/20 and thereafter, 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 patients.  d)   PCU:  On or about 11/28/20 and thereafter,  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 patients.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(b)(3):  A company executive did not examine the OSHA 300 Log to ensure that the annual summary was correct and complete prior to certifying the annual summary.   a)  Entire Facility:   On or about 1/21/21, the person who completed the 2020 OSHA-300A Annual Summary did not examine the 2020 OSHA-300 log to ensure it was correct and complete prior to certifying the annual summary in that  1.  Case Numbers 15, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 35, 37 and 50 were incorrectly identified as injuries and not illnesses which resulted in the incorrect number of injuries and illnesses being documented on the 20202 OSHA 300A;   and 2. The  total number of days away from work was not accurately calculated which resulted in the incorrect number of days away  from work being documented on the 2020 OSHA 300A.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(m)(2)(i)(B): The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the type of fit test performed:   (a) Emergency Department, 5 Joyce, ICU and PCU:   On or about 11/23/20 and thereafter, the employer required registered nurses to use N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARs-CoV-2 virus and did not establish fit test records  which included the type of fit test and the name of the test agent used for all registered nurses who received fit tests.