OSHA Inspection: LIFESPIRE, INC.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13653.00 · Current $10000.00 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) Vernondale IRA, 111 North 3rd Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY: On or about 01/14/2021 and thereafter, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for respirator use that incluanded all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix). The employer required employees to wear N-95 respirators throughout their shifts while exposed to suspected or confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:  a) Vernondale IRA, 111 North 3rd Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY: On or about 01/14/2021 and thereafter, the employer did not provide NIOSH-certified respirators to employees who were required to care for suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents. The employer provided and required employees to wear respirators labeled "KN95 ".  However, the KN95s did not contain certification markings indicating they were certified under an equivalent international standard.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Vernondale IRA, 111 North 3rd Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY: On or about 01/14/2021 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 employees to wear N-95 respirators while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-20 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 or annually refitted:  a) Vernondale IRA, 111 North 3rd Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY: On or about 1/14/2021 and thereafter, the employer did not provide a fit test to all employees required to wear respirators. The employer required employees to wear N-95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Vernondale IRA, 111 North 3rd Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY: On or about 1/14/2021 and thereafter, the employer did not provide employees with effective training on seal check of the N95 respirators that they were required to wear. The employer required employees to wear N-95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents.

Issued

2021-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1951.00 · Current $100.00 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) Vernondale IRA, 111 North 3rd Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY: On or about 1/14/2021 and thereafter, the employer did not record on the2021 OSHA-300 logs work-related illnesses involving an employee who tested positive for COVID-19 or had illness from COVID-19.