OSHA Inspection: LEWIS MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN VILLAGE

Issued

2021-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12288.00 · Current $8500.00 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:  a)	Lewis Memorial Christian Village located at 3400 W Washington in Springfield, IL 627111.  On or about November 23, 2020, and at times thereafter, 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 throughout their shifts while exposed to suspected or confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2021-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR l 910.134(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)    Lewis Memorial Christian Village at 3400 W Washington in Springfield, IL 627111.  On or about November 23, 2020, and at times 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 employees to wear respirators while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2021-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Lewis Memorial Christian Village at 3400 W Washington in Springfield, IL 62711  On or about November 23, 2020, and at times 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 residents.