OSHA Inspection: GROUP MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Issued

2023-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11385.00 · Current $7970.00 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) Group Medical Services Corporation dba Warren Medical Group, on or about April 4th, 2023 and times prior thereto:  Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, administering various injections to patients, and drawing blood from patients.  Employees had not received bloodborne pathogen training from the employer prior to performing work operations with and around blood and/or OPIM (other potentially infectious materials).   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2023-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5692.00 · Current $3984.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B): The review and update of the exposure control plan did not document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure:   a)	Group Medical Services Corporation dba Warren Medical Group, on or about April 4th, 2023 and times prior thereto:  Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, administering various injections to patients, and drawing of blood from patients.  The employer had not documented annual consideration of safer medical devices, for this facility, in the employer's exposure control plan.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2023-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)	Group Medical Services Corporation dba Warren Medical Group, on or about April 4th, 2023 and times prior thereto:  Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, administering various injections to patients, and drawing blood from patients.  The employer had not solicited nor documented the solicitation of non-managerial employees, responsible for direct patient care, on the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls, in the employers Exposure Control plan for this facility.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2023-04-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1020(a): The employer failed to ensure confidentiality in relation to an employee medical record:  a) Group Medical Services Corporation dba Warren Medical Group, on or about April 4th, 2023 and times prior thereto:  Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, administering various injections to patients, and drawing blood from patients. The employers sharps injury log did not maintain the confidentially of the injured employee, in that, the employees name was displayed on the sharps injury log.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.