OSHA Inspection: ST. JOSEPH LIVING CENTER, INC.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,520 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  Dietary:  On, or about, April 19, 2023, an employee who added Lime-A-Way, a corrosive liquid, to the dishwasher did not wear adequate eye protection in that he wore safety glasses with side shields instead of chemical splash goggles.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Facility:  On, or about, April 19, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees who were required to wear N95 respirators to provide care to residents infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been provided with medical evaluations prior to use.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):  Each employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:  Facility:  On, or about, April 19, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees who were required to wear N95 respirators to provide care to residents infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been fit-tested for the specific model N95 respirators that were used.   A.  On, or about, April 19, 2023, an employee who was assigned to the work in the COVID-19 unit had not received a fit test for the N95 respirator that was being worn.  B.  On, or about, December 26, 2022, an employee who was assigned to work in the COVID-19 unit had not received a fit test for N95 respirator that was worn.  Also, the previous documented fit test had been conducted on June 29, 2020 for a respirator that was no longer provided.    C.  On, or about, December 26, 2022, an employee who was assigned to work in the COVID-19 unit had not received a fit test for the N95 respirator that was being worn.  D.  On, or about, April 1, 2023, an employee who was assigned to work in the COVID-19 unit had not received a fit test for N95 respirator that was worn.  Also, the previous documented fit test had been conducted on June 29, 2020 for a respirator that was no longer provided.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,123 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.304(b)(4):  Outlet devices had an ampere rating less than the load to be served:  Dietary:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, an Amana microwave oven and a Waring Heavy Duty Toaster were energized through the same 20 ampere wall receptacle.  The combined load of the two appliances was 31 amperes.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.304(g)(5):  The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  Dietary:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, the wall mounted receptacle used to energize the Amana microwave oven and the Waring Heavy Duty toaster had an open ground when tested.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(2):  Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  Basement, Electrical Room:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, the door that communicated with the service hallway was not provided with an EXIT sign.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2):  The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  Basement, Electrical Room:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, the sump hole was not marked as a confined space.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b):  Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  Maintenance Shop:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, the compressed air nozzle used for cleaning and inflating items as needed was measured to be 40 p.s.i., dead-ended.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(ii):  The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  A.  Basement, Electrical Room:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, a rolling rack and folding chairs were stored in front of Panel P-4, a Siemens 120/208 volt panelboard.  B.  Basement, Mechanical Room:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, various carts for laundry and housekeeping were stored in front of the 120/208 volt Hydr-O-Matic control panel for the sump pump.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i):  Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  Basement, Mechanical Room:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, a junction box provided to energize a circulator pump was not provided with a cover.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):  Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Maintenance Shop:  On, or about, March 9, 2023, a television set and cable box were energized through an extension cord.