HINES, IL —
OSHA Inspection: EDWARD HINES JR., VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of EDWARD HINES JR., VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL in 5000 SOUTH 5TH AVE, HINES, IL 60141 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 345500680.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EDWARD HINES JR., VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 5000 SOUTH 5TH AVE
- City
- HINES
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60141
- Mailing
- 5000 SOUTH 5TH AVE, HINES, IL 60141
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 3000
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.502 F02 I
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.502(f)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that a respirator was used in accordance with 29 CFR � 1910.134 when employees have exposure to a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. a) On or about August 10, 2021 through October 8, 2021, employee(s) are required to use N95 filtering facepiece respirators including but not limited to 3M 1860S, 3M 1870, and Moldex 1513 N95, due to the presence of patients in the facility who is positive for COVID-19 or display signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Registered Nurses have not received annual fit-test for year 2021, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: a) On or about August 10, 2021 through October 8, 2021, employee(s) are required to use N95 filtering facepiece respirators including but not limited to 3M 1860S, 3M 1870, and Moldex 1513 N95, due to the presence of patients in the facility who is positive for COVID-19 or display signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Registered Nurses have not received annual fit-test for year 2021, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.502 I
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.502(i):The employer did not install cleanable or disposable solid barriers, when such barriers were feasible at each fixed work location outside of direct patient care areas where each employee is not separated from all other people by at least 6 feet of distance. On or about October 8, 2021, the employer did not provide physical barriers within the nurses workstation, where computers are less than six feet apart located in the emergency department. Employees are required to use computers in the nurse workstations to entered patients personal information.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. a) On or about August 20, 2021, the employer did not contact OSHA within 24 hours after an employee was hospitalized from complication of COVID-19.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 345500680.
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