RICHARDSON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: AVATAR HEALTHCARE INC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of AVATAR HEALTHCARE INC in 100 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 (NAICS 621610). OSHA activity number 345807937.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AVATAR HEALTHCARE INC
- Site address
- 100 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
- City
- RICHARDSON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75080
- Mailing
- 100 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON, TX 75080
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 621610
- Employees
- 167
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,324 · Current $5,594 Reduced
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 March 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for respirator use that included all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i)-(ix). The employer required employees to wear N95 respirators, while providing care to home health patients, to protect against SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5594.4
- — Z (S) $9324
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 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) On or about March 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a N95 respirator before requiring the use. The employer required employees to wear the N95 respirators, while providing care to home health patients, to protect against SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): (a) On or about March 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a fit test to all employees required to wear N95 respirators. The employer required employees to wear N95 respirators, while providing care to home health patients, to protect against SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 345807937.
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