RENOVO, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe health inspection of BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER in 1001 PINE STREET, RENOVO, PA 17764 (NAICS 621491). OSHA activity number 345160055.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER
- Site address
- 1001 PINE STREET
- City
- RENOVO
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17764
- Mailing
- 1001 PINE STREET, RENOVO, PA 17764
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 621491
- Employees
- 84
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- May 25, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $9,557
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) Bucktail Medical Center - The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear N95 respirators for protection 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 when exposed to suspected or confirmed positive COVID-19 residents and/or patients, on or about December 24, 2020. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $9557
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 25, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 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: a) Bucktail Medical Center - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a Halyard, Fluidshield +3 N95 Particulate Filter Respirator/Surgical Mask and ProGear N95 Particulate Filter Respirator/Surgical Mask before requiring their use. The employer required employees to wear respirators while providing care to suspect and confirmed positive COVID-19 patients and residents on or about December 24, 2020. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- May 25, 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: a) Bucktail Medical Center - 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 patients and/or residents on or about December 24, 2020.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345160055.
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