GLENS FALLS, NY —
OSHA Inspection: GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL in 100 PARK ST, GLENS FALLS, NY 12801 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 345118525.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 100 PARK ST
- City
- GLENS FALLS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12801
- Mailing
- 100 PARK ST, GLENS FALLS, NY 12801
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 2400
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $12,288 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards while walking or working in the roadway and loading dock area without adequate safeguards to protect them from being struck-by vehicles and other mobile equipment during snow removal operations: a) At the facility, 100 Park St. Glens Falls, NY 12801 - Loading Dock, Door #7, West Side - On or about January 26, 2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while walking / working in the roadway while snow plowing activities were taking place. An employee was struck-by a snowplow truck while traversing the roadway and suffered fatal injuries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12287.7
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.37 A02
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,753 · Current $8,777 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees would not have to travel toward a high hazard area, nor was the hazard effectively shielded by suitable partitions or barriers: a) At the facility, 100 Park St. Glens Falls, NY 12801 - Loading Dock, Exit Door #7, West Side - On or about January 26, 2021, the exit route used by employees to exit the hospital was arranged so that employees had to travel into and through an area where material handling equipment, delivery trucks, refuse and trash trucks were in use, as well as where snow plowing operations were in progress. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION ITEM.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8777.3
- — Z (S) $9753
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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 345118525.
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