PAXTON, IL —
OSHA Inspection: ACCOLADE HEALTHCARE OF THE HEARTLAND, LLC
Monitoring inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a monitoring health inspection of ACCOLADE HEALTHCARE OF THE HEARTLAND, LLC in 1001 E PELLS, PAXTON, IL 60957 (NAICS 623110). OSHA activity number 345972673.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ACCOLADE HEALTHCARE OF THE HEARTLAND, LLC
- Site address
- 1001 E PELLS
- City
- PAXTON
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60957
- Mailing
- 1001 E PELLS, PAXTON, IL 60957
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Monitoring (D)
- 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
- 623110
- Employees
- 104
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,458 · Current $3,729 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. Accolade Healthcare of the Heartland, LLC dba Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells located at 1001 E Pells in Paxton, IL. On or about May 19, 2022, the employer required employees to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and, despite having a Respiratory Protection Program than mandated fit testing in compliance with OSHA?s respiratory protection standard, the employer improperly fit tested one employee who had more than one day?s growth of facial hair prior to that employee?s initial use of the N95 filtering facepiece respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3729
- — Z (S) $7458
1910.134 F05
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(5): The fit test was not administered using an OSHA-accepted qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test protocol: Accolade Healthcare of the Heartland, LLC dba Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells located at 1001 E Pells in Paxton, IL. On or about May 19, 2022, and times thereafter, the employer did not ensure employees received a fit test using an OSHA-accepted QLFT or QNFT protocol as contained in appendix A of the standard. Employees with facial hair that interfered with the seal of the respirator and employees that continued to smell test agent were required to wear N95 respirators while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents and after positive employee tests.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: Accolade Healthcare of the Heartland, LLC dba Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells located at 1001 E Pells in Paxton, IL. On or about May 19, 2022, and times thereafter, the employer permitted one employee who had more than one day?s growth of facial hair that interfered with the seal of the N95 respirator from wearing a tight fitting respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K05 II
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5)(ii): Retraining was not conducted when inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the respirator indicated that the employee did not retain the necessary training or skill: Accolade Healthcare of the Heartland, LLC dba Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells located at 1001 E Pells in Paxton, IL. On or about May 19, 2022 and times thereafter, employees wore N95 respirators with facial hair that interfered with the seal of the respirator and the employer did not ensure employees retained the necessary training that N95 respirators are not to be used when facial hair interferes with the seal of the respirator to the face. The employer required employees to wear N95 respirators while providing care to suspected and confirmed positive COVID-19 residents and after positive employee tests.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 M02 I C
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i)(C): The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the specific make, model, style and size of respirator tested: Accolade Healthcare of the Heartland, LLC dba Accolade Healthcare of Paxton on Pells located at 1001 E Pells in Paxton, IL. On or about May 19, 2022, the employer had previously conducted fit testing for employees required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the employer did not maintain a record of the specific model, style and size of respirator tested.
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 345972673.
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