OSHA Inspection: CLIFTON ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, P.A.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1):The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.  (a) Facility: On or about February 8, 2023, the fire extinguisher was placed on the floor and was not mounted, subjecting employees to potential injury.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): Document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure.  (a) Facility: On or about February 8, 2023 and continuing thereafter, the employer did not document the annual consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(v): The employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan, did not solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and did not document the solicitation in the Exposure Control plan:   (a) Facility, treatment rooms: On or about February 8, 2023 and continuing thereafter,  input from employees responsible for direct patient care, including dental assistants and oral surgeons was not documented by the employer.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls shall be used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. Where occupational exposure remains after institution of these controls, personal protective equipment shall also be used.  (a) Facility: On or about February 2, 2023 and continuing thereafter, the employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to blood and OPIM.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1)(i): Contaminated sharps were not discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers that were closable:   (a) Facility: On or about February 2, 2023 and continuing thereafter, dentists placed a sharps, such as needles removed from the I. V. catheters used for intravenous drug infusion, into a cup on a tray exposing dental assistants to sharps injuries.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.  (a) Facility: On or about February 8, 2023 and continuing thereafter, the employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who had occupational exposure to blood and OPIM.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(ii)(A): The source individual's blood shall be tested as soon as feasible and after consent is obtained in order to determine HBV and HIV infectivity. If consent is not obtained, the employer shall establish that legally required consent cannot be obtained. When the source individual's consent is not required by law, the source individual's blood, if available, shall be tested and the results documented.  (a) Facility: On or about February 2, 2023, an employee suffered a needlestick injury to the palm of the right hand from an IV needle that had been used in the treatment of a patient and placed in a cup on a tray by a dentist. The employer did not test the source individual's blood in a reasonable period and did not establish that legally required consent could not be obtained.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(4)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that the health care professional evaluating an employee after an exposure incident was provided with a copy of this regulation:  (A) A copy of this regulation;  (a) Facility: On or about February 2, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the healthcare professional was provided a copy of the regulation as required.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(4)(ii)(C): The employer shall ensure that the healthcare professional evaluating an employee after an exposure incident is provided the following information:   (C) Documentation of the route(s) of exposure and circumstances under which exposure occurred;  (a) Facility: On or about February 2, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the healthcare professional was provided the route of exposure and circumstances under which exposure occurred, as required.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(4)(ii)(E): The employer shall ensure that the healthcare professional evaluating an employee after an exposure incident is provided the following information:  (E) All medical records relevant to the appropriate treatment of the employee including the employee's vaccination status which are the employer's responsibility to maintain.  (a) Facility: On or about February 2, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the healthcare professional was provided all medical records relevant to the appropriate treatment of the employee, including vaccination status as required.

Issued

Jul 28, 2023

Abate by

Aug 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:  (a) Facility: On or about February 2, 2023 and continuing thereafter, the employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure to blood and OPIM participated in a training program prior to initial assignment to tasks where exposure may take place.