BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL
Follow-up inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL in 75 FRANCIS STREET, BOSTON, MA 02115 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 345870513.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 75 FRANCIS STREET
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02115
- Mailing
- 75 FRANCIS STREET, BOSTON, MA 02115
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 5000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA. On or about March 31, 2022, the employer did not provide an annual fit test to all employees required to wear respirators. The employer required employees to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive. There were employees caring for COVID-19 patients on patient floors CWN 7, Shapiro 6W and the Emergency Department that had last been fit tested in the year 2020.
Recent events (3)
- — D (S) $0
- — C (S) $13052
- — Z (S) $13052
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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 345870513.
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