EL PASO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: ELITE MEDICAL TRANSPORT
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ELITE MEDICAL TRANSPORT in 1000 TEXAS AVE., EL PASO, TX 79901 (NAICS 488999). OSHA activity number 345371611.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ELITE MEDICAL TRANSPORT
- Site address
- 1000 TEXAS AVE.
- City
- EL PASO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79901
- Mailing
- 1000 TEXAS AVE., EL PASO, TX 79901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 488999
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,461 · Current $6,000 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) Elite Medical Transport located at 1000 Texas St., El Paso, TX: On or about June 16, 2021, 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 as per CDC guidance and city requirements due to possible exposure COVID-19. Employees risk possible exposure to airborne contaminants.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $6000
- — Z (S) $7461
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Elite Medical Transport located at 1000Texas St., El Paso, TX: On or about June 16, 2021, 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 patients at hospitals or at their residence. Employees may be exposed to airborne contaminants
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT). a) Elite Medical Transport located at 1000 Texas St., El Paso, TX: On or about June 16, 2021, the employer permitted the use of a N95 respirator by employees without assuring they had been fit tested prior to use. The employer required the employee[s] to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other contagious airborne contaminants while providing care to patients who may have possibly been COVID-19 positive.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 M02 II
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,476 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(ii): Fit test records were not retained for respirator users until the next fit test was administered: On or about June 16, 2021, the employer did not maintain fit test records for employees who were fit tested for respirator use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2000
- — Z (S) $4476
1910.134 C03
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,969 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness: On or about June 16, 2021, the employer did not designate a program administrator to oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of the program effectiveness.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $5969
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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 345371611.
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