OSHA Inspection: CAROLINA ASSISTED LIVING

Issued

Dec 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,827 · Current $3,413 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(c)(4)(i):  The employer must conduct a workplace-specific hazard assessment to identify potential workplace hazards related to COVID-19.  On or about July 27, 2021, at the Carolina Assisted Living, the employer had not conducted a workplace-specific hazard assessment to identify and understand where COVID-19 hazards potentially exist and what controls must be implemented in their workplace in order to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19.

Issued

Dec 3, 2021

Abate by

Dec 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(n)(1)(vi): The employer must ensure that each employee receives training, in a language and at a literacy level the employee understands, and so that the employee comprehends at least the following:  employer-specific policies and procedures for PPE worn to comply with this section, including:   On or about July 27, 2021, at the Carolina Assisted Living, the employer failed to ensure that each employee received training in when and what personal protective equipment (ppe) was required based on the exposures of COVID-19 to include but not limit: when PPE was required for protection against COVID-19; limitations of PPE for protection against COVID-19; how to properly put on, wear, and take off PPE; how to properly care for, store, clean, maintain, and dispose of PPE; and any modifications to donning, doffing, cleaning, storage, maintenance, and disposal procedures needed to address  COVID-19 when PPE is worn to address workplace hazards other than COVID-19.

Issued

Dec 3, 2021

Abate by

Dec 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $4,771 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(f)(1)(i):  Employers must provide, and ensure that employees wear, facemasks that meet the definition in paragraph (b) of this section;  On or about July 27, 2021 and prior, at the Carolina Assisted Living,  the employer did not ensure that employees wore facemasks that met the definition in paragraph (b) of this section.  Healthcare workers did not wear a surgical, medical procedure, or isolation mask that were FDA-cleared, authorized by an FDA EUA, or offered or distributed as described in an FDA enforcement policy when working inside an assisted living.

Issued

Dec 3, 2021

Abate by

Dec 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $4,771 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(f)(2)(i): Respirators and other PPE for exposure to people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. When employees have exposure to a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, the employer must provide:  a respirator to each employee and ensure that it is provided and used in accordance with � 1910.134:  On or about July 17 to 23, 2021, at the Carolina Assisted Living, employees working with suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 residents did not wear respirators to protect against COVID-19.

Issued

Dec 3, 2021

Abate by

Dec 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,045 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(k)(1)(iii):  All air filters are rated Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) 13 or higher, if compatible with the HVAC system(s). If MERV-13 or higher filters are not compatible with the HVAC system(s), employers must use filters with the highest compatible filtering efficiency for the HVAC system(s);  (a)  On or about July 27, 2021, at the Carolina Assisted Living, the employer failed to ensure that all air filters are rated Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) 13 or higher.  The Tempstar Heating and Cooling, Ultra High Efficiency Furnace 9000 off the Dining Room had two unidentified 16x25x1 filters.    (b) On or about July 27, 2021, at the Carolina Assisted Living, the employer failed to ensure that all air filters are rated Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) 13 or higher.  The Tempstar DC90 Ultra High Efficiency furnace located in the Furnace/Electrical Room had two E-Z Flow D air filters.  (c)  On or about July 27, 2021, at the Carolina Assisted Living, the employer failed to ensure that all air filters are rated Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) 13 or higher.  The Tempstar Ultra High Efficiency Furnace 9000 located in the basement had two True Blue filter DCTBB16251 air filters.

Issued

Dec 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(c)(3):  The employer must designate one or more workplace COVID-19 safety coordinators to implement and monitor the COVID-19 plan developed under this section.  The COVID-19 safety coordinator(s) must be knowledgeable in infection control principles and practices as they apply to the workplace and employee job operations. The identity of the safety coordinator(s) must be documented in any written COVID-19 plan. The safety coordinator(s) must have the authority to ensure compliance with all aspects of the COVID-19 plan.  On or about July 27, 2021, at the Carolina Assisted Living;  in all areas of the facility, the employer failed to document the identity of the safety coordinator(s) in the written  COVID-19 policy.