OSHA Inspection: PA-FM DENTAL, P.C.

Issued

Jun 13, 2022

Abate by

Jul 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $10,151

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): The employer did not provide appropriate respirators when necessary to protect employee health:   a)Aspen Dental located at 9898 East Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia PA: On or about December 13, 2021, employees conducting dental procedures involving aerosol-generating procedures were not provided with NIOSH-certified respirators for protection against aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 virus.     At a minimum, a N95 NIOSH-certified filtering facepiece respirator was not provided to protect employees from aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Issued

Jun 13, 2022

Abate by

Jul 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) Aspen Dental located at 9898 East Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia PA: On or about December 13, 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 N95 or KN95 respirators such as but not limited to N95 Moldex (ProGear, 200 Series), YIKE (YK-KN95) and Mocue (KN95 GB2626-2006) while providing dental care to suspected COVID-19 patients.

Issued

Jun 13, 2022

Abate by

Jul 11, 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) Aspen Dental located at 9898 East Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia PA: On or about December 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use respirators were fit tested prior to required use. The employer required employees to wear N95 or KN95 respirators such as but not limited to N95 Moldex (ProGear, 200 Series), YIKE (YK-KN95) and Mocue (KN95 GB2626-2006) while providing care to suspected COVID-19 patients.

Issued

Jun 13, 2022

Abate by

Jul 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $5,075 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(N): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an opportunity for interactive questions or answers with the person conducting the training session:  a) Aspen Dental located at 9898 East Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia PA: On or about December 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials at work, were given the opportunity for interactive questions and answers during training session when material was unfamiliar for them.