OSHA Inspection: KYLE S. SCHULZ, DDS, P.C.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $2,009 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:  On or about December 8, 2022, and at times prior, dental assistant employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogen hazards and the employer had not established an effective written Exposure Control Plan designated to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employee's exposure:  a) On or about December 8, 2022, and at times, engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogen while recapping needles and carrying used sharps on trays into another room to dispose of them.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(viii): Immediately or as soon as possible after use, contaminated reusable sharps were not placed in appropriate containers until properly reprocessed:  a) On or about December 8, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogen hazards from uncapped contaminated needles not placed in appropriate container after use.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(xi): Appropriate protective clothing such as, but not limited to, gowns, aprons, lab coats, clinic jackets, or similar outer garments were not worn in occupational exposure situations:  a) On or about December 8, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogen hazards and did not wear protective clothing such as aprons, lab coats or clinic jackets in occupational exposure.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available after the employee had received the training required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(I) or within 10 working days of initial assignment to employees who had occupational exposure:  a) On December 8, 2022, and at times prior, employees were exposed to bloodborne pathogen hazards and were not offered the Hepatitis B vaccine prior to occupational exposure.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(ii)(A): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include testing the source individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity.  a) On or about November 10, 2022, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident included testing the individual's blood as soon as feasible and after consent was obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity after an employee received a bloodborne pathogen exposure incident on November 8, 2022.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(5): The employer did not obtain or provide the employee with a copy of the evaluating health care professional's written opinion within 15 days of the completion of the evaluation.  a) On or about November 10, 2022, and at times prior, the employer did not obtain or provide the employee with a copy of the evaluating health care professionals written opinion after an employee received a needlestick from a contaminated needle on November 08, 2022.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1096(d)(1): The employer did not make such surveys as necessary to evaluate the radiation hazards incident to the production, use, release, disposal or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions.  a) On or about December 8, 2022, and at times prior, the employer did not evaluate employee exposure to ionizing radiation while performing dental x-rays.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $1,004 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):  a) On or about December 8, 2022, and at times prior, the employer had no effective written hazard communication program developed or implemented to address the requirements as it relates to employees' use of chemicals including, but not limited to, isopropyl alcohol, acid etch, monsel, and peridex, as well as mercury-containing dental amalgams.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:   a) On or about December 8, 2022, the employer did not maintain and could not provide safety data sheet for hazardous chemicals used in the workplace to include but limited to isopropyl alcohol, acid etch, monsel, and peridex, as well as mercury amalgams.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):  a) On or about December 8, 2022, and at times prior, employees working with isopropyl alcohol, monsel, acid etch, and mercury amalgams were not trained on the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $193 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(N): The bloodborne pathogens training program did not contain an opportunity for interactive questions or answers with the person conducting the training session:  a) On December 8, 2022, and at times prior, the employer provided employees with online computer based bloodborne pathogen training that did not contain an opportunity for interactive questions or answers with the person conducting the training session.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(viii): The person conducting the bloodborne pathogen training was not knowledgeable in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program as it related to the workplace that the training would address:  a) On or about December 8, 2022, and at times prior, the bloodborne pathogen training employees received through online computer system did not contain any elements related to the employer's workplace specifically. The computer training was not informative in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program as it related to the specific workplace.