OSHA Inspection: PATRIOT HOME CARE, INC.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $6,827 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) Patriot Home Care, Inc. located at 5700 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19141:  On or about June 25, 2021, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for respirator use respirator use that included all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix). The employer requires employees to use filtering facepiece respirators to protect against exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

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) Patriot Home Care, Inc. located at 5700 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19141:  On or about June 25, 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  filtering facepiece respirators to protect against exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

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) Patriot Home Care, Inc. located at 5700 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19141:  On or about June 25, 2021, the employer did not conduct employee fit tests to determine whether each respirator had a proper seal. The employer required employees to wear filtering facepiece respirators to protect against exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i)-(vii):  a) Patriot Home Care, Inc. located at 5700 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19141:  On or about June 25, 2021, the employer did not provide employees with effective training related to respiratory protection, including seal checks, effects of improper fit, limitations, maintenance and care, and medical signs and symptoms preventing effective use of filtering facepiece respirators. The employer required employees to wear filtering facepiece respirators to protect against exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $6,827 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(c)(1):The employer did not develop and implement a COVID-19 plan for each workplace with all the required site specific information:  a) Patriot Home Care, Inc. worksites located throughout Philadelphia, PA:  On or about July 26, 2021, the employer failed to develop and implement a COVID-19 plan to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Employees working as home health aids were not provided with the required site-specific information, such as adequate workplace-specific policies and procedures.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $6,827 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(n)(1):The employer did not ensure that each employee received training, in a language and at a literacy level the employee understands and so that the employee comprehended at least the elements listed in paragraphs (n)(1)(i) through (xii) of this section:  a) Patriot Home Care, Inc. worksites located throughout Philadelphia, PA:  On or about July 26, 2021, the employer did not provide employees with effective training related to COVID-19, including but not limited to: tasks and situations in the workplace that could result in COVID-19 infection, workplace-specific policies and procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 that are applicable to the employee's duties, employer-specific policies and procedures for personal protective equipment (PPE), and workplace-specific policies and procedures for cleaning and disinfecting. Employees are providing home healthcare services.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(q)(2)(ii)(A): The COVID-19 log did not contain the employee's name, one form of contact information, occupation, location where the employee worked, the date of the employee's last day at the workplace, the date of the positive test for, or diagnosis of, COVID-19, and the date the employee first had one or more COVID-19 symptoms, if any were experienced:  a) Patriot Home Care, Inc. worksites located throughout Philadelphia, PA:  On or about July 26, 2021, the employer did not include all required information in a COVID-19 log. Names of direct care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 were listed in the notes section of a spreadsheet pertaining to consumer exposure to COVID-19.