OSHA Inspection: MARIA JOSEPH LIVING CARE CENTER

Issued

May 12, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $11,503 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a) On or about February 2022, the employer did not provide annual fit tests to all employees required to wear respirators. The employer required employees working on Brunner 2 to wear tight fitting Honeywell N-95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing direct patient care to confirmed COVID-19 patients.

Issued

May 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,072 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1904.4(a): Basic requirement. Each employer required by this Part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that: is work-related; and is a new case; and meets one or more of the general recording criteria of �1904.7 or the application to specific cases of ��1904.8 through 1904.12.  On or about April 18, 2022, the employer did not record the following workplace illnesses on the OSHA 300 log for calendar year 2022 in that 60 recordable illnesses had not been recorded:   a)On or about January 5, 2022, one recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. b)On or about January 8, 2022, 12 recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. c)On or about January 10, 2022, three recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. d)On or about January 12, 2022, 13 recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. e)On or about January 18, 2022, five recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. f)On or about January 22, 2022, ten recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. g)On or about February 9, 2022, three recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. h)On or about February 26, 2022, 1 recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022. i)On or about April 14, 2022, one recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and was not recorded on the log until 4/18/2022.

Issued

May 12, 2022

Abate by

May 24, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,072 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(2):What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 301 Incident Report? You must complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report form, or an equivalent form, for each recordable injury or illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log.  On or about April 18, 2022, the employer did not maintain OSHA 301 forms for each recordable illness in calendar year 2022:   a)On or about January 5, 2022, one recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. b)On or about January 8, 2022, 12 recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. c)On or about January 10, 2022, three recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. d)On or about January 12, 2022, 13 recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. e)On or about January 18, 2022, five recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. f)On or about January 22, 2022, ten recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. g)On or about February 9, 2022, three recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. h)On or about February 26, 2022, 1 recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log. i)On or about April 14, 2022, one recordable illnesses occurred when employees tested positive for COVID- 19 which resulted in 5 days away from work and 301 forms were not completed for each employee on the log.

Issued

May 12, 2022

Abate by

May 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,072 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(b)(6):When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.  [66 FR 6131, Jan. 19, 2001]  a) On April 18, 2022, the employer did not post the OSHA 2021 300A summary.