OSHA Inspection: HUDSON HILLS SENIOR LIVING

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9324.00 · Current $9324.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): The employer did not ensure that ladders are used only for the purposes for which they were designed:  a) Facility roof-top  A 6 foot A-frame ladder was not used as designed when an employee accessed the ladder at a height of 4 feet from the side of the ladder.  The ladder slipped out from under the employee who fell resulting in back injury.  Violation occurred on or about January 13, 2022.

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7458.00 · Current $7458.00

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  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees required to wear N95 respirators while performing  wall sanding and painting.  Violation occurred on or about January 21, 2022.

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):  a) Facility  The employer did not provide training for employees required to wear N95 respirators while performing sanding and painting activities.  Violation occurred on or about January 21, 2022.

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9324.00 · Current $9324.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:  a) Facility  The employer failed to train the employees working on energized electrical equipment on the safe work practices involved with protecting them from injury during tasks involving live electrical work up to 200 volts within the equipment, including but not limited to diagnosing and changing the fuse in electrical panels.

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7458.00 · Current $7458.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   a) Facility  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals used for painting and polishing including, but not limited to, Water Base Stainless Steel Maintainer (which contains butane, propane, distillates, and distillate petroleum), Premium Plus Ultra interior Stain Blocking Paint ( which contains 2-Ethylhexyl benzoate and amorphous silica) and Benjamin Moore Ultra Spec 500 ( contains nepheline syenite).  Violation occurred on or about January 21, 2022.

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide training to employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to water Base Stainless Steel Maintainer (which contains butane, propane, distillates, and distillate petroleum), Premium Plus Ultra interior Stain Blocking Paint ( which contains 2-Ethylhexyl benzoate and amorphous silica) and Benjamin Moore Ultra Spec 500 ( contains nepheline syenite) chemicals used for painting and polishing.  Violation occurred on or about January 21, 2022.

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1865.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and/or an incident report (OSHA Form 301or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days  of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:  a) Facility  The employer did not enter a recordable injury on the OSHA 300 log and OSHA Form 301 Incident Report within 7 calendar days of an injury that occurred on January 13, 2022 when an employee fell from a 6 foot A-frame ladder.  Violation observed on or about January 21, 2022.

Issued

2022-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9324.00 · Current $9324.00

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) Facility  The employer failed to notify OSHA within 24 hours of an in-patient hospitalization when an employee fell  from a 6-feet ladder on the rooftop and was admitted to the hospital.  Violation occurred January 14, 2022.