OSHA Inspection: COMMUNITY CARE HEALTH NETWORK, LLC

Issued

Mar 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · 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:  Community Care Health Network, LLC dba Matrix Medical Network located at 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway - Lexington, Nebraska 68850  On or about November 18, 2020, 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 respirators during COVID-19 testing of suspected positive patients.

Issued

Mar 30, 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:   Community Care Health Network, LLC dba Matrix Medical Network located at 1500 S. Plum Creek Parkway - Lexington, Nebraska 68850  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 testing suspected positive COVID-19 patients in the following instances:  A) On or about May 26 through November 18, 2020, employees mandated to wear KN95 respirators were not provided medical evaluations.  B) On or about November 19, 2020, employees mandated to wear and fit test N95 respirators were not medically cleared by a licensed health care professional until December 15, 2020 and December 22, 2020.

Issued

Mar 30, 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:   Community Care Health Network, LLC dba Matrix Medical Network located at 1500 S. Plum Creek - Lexington, Nebraska 68850  On or about November 18, 2020, the employer did not provide a fit test to all employees required to wear respirators.  The employer required employees to wear KN95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing tests to suspected positive COVID-19 patients.