OSHA Inspection: 2014 HEALTH, LLC, DBA CHICAGO BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL

Issued

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about September 15 through September 24, 2021, employees, including Program Therapists/Social Worker(s) and Mental Health Technician(s), were required to use N95 filtering facepiece respirators including but not limited to Uline Model S-9632 and/or 3M Model Aura 9205+, due to the presence of a resident of the facility who tested positive for COVID-19.  A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented in the facility.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 16, 2021

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) On or about September 15 through September 24, 2021, employee(s) were required to use N95 filtering facepiece respirators including but not limited to Uline Model S-9632 and/or 3M Model Aura 9205+, due to the presence of a resident of the facility who tested positive for COVID-19.  Employees, including Program Therapists/Social Worker(s) and Mental Health Technician(s), had not been medically evaluated prior to the required respirator use.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 16, 2021

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) On or about September 15 through September 24, 2021, employee(s) were required to use N95 filtering facepiece respirators including but not limited to Uline Model S-9632 and/or 3M Model Aura 9205+, due to the presence of a resident of the facility who tested positive for COVID-19.  Employees, including Program Therapists/Social Worker(s) and Mental Health Technician(s), had not been fit tested using a qualitative (QLFT) or quantitative (QLFT) method prior to the required respirator use.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 16, 2021

Abate by

Jan 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,095 · Current $610 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(c)(2): The employer's COVID-19 plan was not in writing.   a) On or about September 15 through September 24, 2021, a written COVID-19 plan that included a designated safety coordinator with authority to ensure compliance, a workplace-specific hazard assessment, involvement of non-managerial employees in hazard assessment and plan development/implementation, and policies and procedures to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to employees, was not developed and implemented.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.502(f)(1)(i): Employers did not provide, and did not ensure that employees wear, facemasks that meet the definition in paragraph (b) of this section.  a) On or about October 18, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees wore facemasks that met the definition in paragraph (b) of this section. Healthcare workers wore a cloth mask and did not wear a surgical, medical procedure, dental, 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 the hospital.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 16, 2021

Abate by

Feb 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.504(d)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee who uses a tight-fitting respirator performs a user seal check to ensure that the respirator is properly seated to the face each time the respirator is put on using, the methods listed in paragraphs (d)(2)(i)(A) or (B) of this section.     a) On or about October 18, 2021, the employer failed to ensure that employee(s) voluntarily using a N95 filtering facepiece respirator instead of required surgical masks, performed a user seal check to ensure that the respirator is properly seated to the face.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).