OSHA Inspection: LAFAYETTE LEASING, LLC

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4642.00 · Current $2785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A): The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the exposure determination required by 1910.1030(c)(2):   (a)  Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021, the employer did not ensure that the Exposure Control Plan included the exposure determination of occupational exposed employees.  Employees  assisted residents with administration of insulin using an insulin pen, and assisted residents with blood sugar testing using lancets.  Employees disposed contaminated sharps.  Employees performed tasks, including housekeeping and responding to spills of blood or Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIM).    This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and/or updated annually:  (a)  Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021, the employer did not ensure that the Exposure Control Plan was reviewed and/or updated annually.  Employees  assisted residents with administration of insulin using an insulin pen, and assisted residents with blood sugar testing using lancets.  Employees disposed contaminated sharps.  Employees performed tasks, including housekeeping and responding to spills of blood or Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIM).  The employer had not reviewed and/or updated the Exposure Control Plan annually.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.  (b)  Lafayette Leasing LLC DBA The Legacy at Lafayette, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021, the employer did not ensure that the Exposure Control Plan documented annual consideration and implementation of safer medical devices.  Employees  assisted residents with administration of insulin using an insulin pen, and assisted residents with blood sugar testing using lancets.  Employees disposed contaminated sharps.  Employees performed tasks, including housekeeping and responding to spills of blood or Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIM).  The employer had not conducted an annual evaluation of safer medical devices.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps. The information in the sharps injury log shall be recorded and maintained in such manner as to protect the confidentiality of the injured employee. The sharps injury log shall contain, at a minimum: *The type and brand of device involved in the incident, *The department or work area where the exposure incident occurred, and *An explanation of how the incident occurred.   (a)  Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On or about 3/3/2021, the employer did not maintain a sharps injury log that recorded needlesticks with contaminated sharps. An employee received a needlestick from a contaminated sharp.  The needlestick was not entered on a sharps log.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4642.00 · Current $2785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A): Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were bent, recapped, or removed:  (a) Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021 contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were removed.  Employees assisted residents with administration of insulin using an insulin pen, and assisted residents with blood sugar testing using  lancets.  Following use of the medical devices, employees removed by hand the contaminated needle from each insulin pen or lancet prior to disposal.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4642.00 · Current $2785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination were not made available  within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee has previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing has revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons:   (a) Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021 the employer did not provide the hepatis B vaccination within 10 days of initial assignment.  Employees assisted residents with administration of insulin using an insulin pen , and assisted residents with blood sugar testing using  lancets.  Following use of the medical devices, employees removed by hand the contaminated needle from each insulin pen or lancet prior to disposal.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4642.00 · Current $2785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(F): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an explanation of the use or limitations of methods that would prevent or reduce exposure including appropriate engineering controls, work practices or personal protective equipment:  (a)  Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021,the employer did not ensure that the bloodborne pathogens training program contained an explanation of the use or limitations of methods that would prevent or reduce exposure including appropriate engineering controls, work practices or personal protective equipment.  Employees  assisted residents with administration of insulin using an insulin pen, and assisted residents with blood sugar testing using lancets.  Employees disposed contaminated sharps.  The employer's bloodborne pathogens training did not include training with regards to the medical devices.  This condition exposed employees to a bloodborne pathogens hazard.

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3481.00 · Current $2089.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed, implemented or maintained at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  (a)  Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021 the employer had not developed, implemented or maintained at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.  Employees used chemicals for housekeeping, kitchen, and maintenance tasks.  Chemicals in the workplace included, but were not limited, to the following:  1.  Monogram - Bleach Disinfectant ; 2.  Zep - Driveway and concrete cleaner; 3.  Pro Con Emerald 3 - Cleaner, disinfectant, detergent; 4.  EcoLab - Grease Trap Plus; 5.  State - D'Stroy - Drain Cleaner 6.  Liquid Odor Control - Multi purpose; 7.  Comet Disinfecting - Cleaner with bleach; 8.  Libman - Disinfecting cleaner; 9.  EcoLab - Super Trump machine detergent; and 10.  EcoLab - Liquid Assure.

Issued

2021-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard that the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Information and training was not designed to cover all applicable categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals:     (a)  Lafayette Leasing, LLC, 225 Waneka Parkway, Lafayette, CO 80026: On and preceding 02/04/2021 the employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on chemicals in the workplace.  Employees used chemicals for housekeeping, kitchen, and maintenance tasks.  Chemicals in the workplace included, but were not limited, to the following:  1.  Monogram - Bleach Disinfectant ; 2.  Zep - Driveway and concrete cleaner; 3.  Pro Con Emerald 3 - Cleaner, disinfectant, detergent; 4.  EcoLab - Grease Trap Plus; 5.  State - D'Stroy - Drain Cleaner 6.  Liquid Odor Control - Multi purpose; 7.  Comet Disinfecting - Cleaner with bleach; 8.  Libman - Disinfecting cleaner; 9.  EcoLab - Super Trump machine detergent; and 10.  EcoLab - Liquid Assure.