OSHA Inspection: HEATHERWOOD RI, LLC

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $10,151 Reduced

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) Heatherwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center located at 398 Bellevue Ave Newport RI 02840:  On or about 8/19/21 the employer did not provide medical evaluations, fit testing and training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134 where employees had exposure to suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents and were required to use N95 filtering face piece respirators.

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 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) Facility-wide:   On or about 8/19/2021, where N95 filtering face-piece respirators were required to be worn by employees exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to presumed and confirmed COVID-19 positive residents, and all other employees including administrative staff, medical evaluations were not provided.

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 2022

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) Facility-wide:    On or about 8/19/2021, where N95 filtering face-piece respirators were required to be worn by employees exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to presumed and confirmed COVID-19 positive residents, and all other employees including administrative staff, fit-testing was not provided prior to use.

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 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) Facility-wide: On or about 8/19/2021, employees who were required to wear N95 filtering face piece respirators while providing care to presumed and confirmed COVID-19 positive residents, did not receive effective training on the topics listed in 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii), in that employees were not aware that they should use the same make and model they were fit-tested for;  conduct a seal check prior to each use and;  replace respirator after each COVID positive resident, in accordance with September 2021 CDC Healthcare Guidelines.

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $10,151 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(n)(1)(i): 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 following: COVID-19, including how the disease is transmitted (including pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission), the importance of hand hygiene to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 infections, ways to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 through the proper covering of the nose and mouth, the signs and symptoms of the disease, risk factors for severe illness, and when to seek medical attention:   a) Heatherwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center located at 398 Bellevue Ave Newport RI 02840:  On or about 8-19-21 the training was inadequate in that not all employees were made aware of the risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness, including pre-existing respiratory illness and chronic conditions.

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(c)(3): The identity of the safety coordinator(s) was not documented in the written COVID-19 plan:  a) Heatherwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center located at 398 Bellevue Ave Newport RI 02840:  On or about  8/19/21, the employer failed to document the identity of the facility's COVID-19 safety coordinator(s) in the written COVID-19 plan.

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,163 · Current $814 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(c)(4)(i): The employer did not conduct a workplace-specific hazard assessment to identify potential workplace hazards related to COVID-19:  a) Heatherwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center located at 398 Bellevue Ave Newport RI 02840:  on or about  8/19/21, the employer's COVID-19 Plan did not include a workplace specific hazard assessment including, but not limited to: employees who provide direct care to suspect and positive COVID-19 residents, employees who conduct administrative tasks in nursing areas and employees who screen incoming visitors for COVID-19.

Issued

Feb 17, 2022

Abate by

May 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,163 · Current $814 Reduced

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) Heatherwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center located at 398 Bellevue Ave Newport RI 02840:  On or about  8/19/21, the employer's  COVID-19 log did not include date the employee first had one or more COVID-19 symptoms.  Approximately 19 employees were reported on the log between 5/25/2021 and 12/31/2021.