OSHA Inspection: ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Abate by

Dec 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,218 · Current $5,531 Reduced

Hazardous substances 12902590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:  a) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/11/2024; the employer designated respiratory program administrator was not qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program. Employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals were not provided with appropriate cartridges to protect from chemicals of concern.  Abatement certification is required

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i): The employer did not provide a respirator that was adequate to protect the health of the employee under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations:  a) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 5/1/2024; Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Xylene and Formaldehyde, and the employer did not provide employees with appropriate cartridges to protect from chemicals of concern. Employees were provided with P100 filters for their 1/2 face elastomeric respirators.

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Abate by

Dec 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,218 · Current $5,531 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(d)(2)(i):Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employees exposure:  a) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/11/2024; Employees are exposed to other potentially infectious materials, including but not limited to, cerebrospinal fluid, while preforming cytology. Engineering controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(x): Masks in combination with eye protection devices, such as goggles or glasses with solid side shields, or chin-length face shields, were not worn whenever splashes, spray, spatter or droplets of blood or other potentially infectious materials may be generated and eye, nose or mouth contamination can be reasonably anticipated:  a) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/11/2024; Employees are exposed to other potentially infectious materials, including but not limited to, cerebrospinal fluid, while preforming cytology.  Masks in combination with eye protection devices were not worn while opening and processing specimens.

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,218 · Current $5,531 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(h)(1)(i): All contact of the eyes and skin with liquids containing 1 percent or more formaldehyde was not prevented by the use of chemical protective clothing made of material impervious to formaldehyde and the use of other personal protective equipment such as goggles and face shields, as appropriate to the operation:  a) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/11/2024; The employer did not ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment, such as safety glasses, goggles, or face shields were worn by employees while they removed specimens from containers filled with chemical solution, comprised of approximately 10% formaldehyde.

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(i)(3):When there was a possibility that an employee's eyes could be splashed with solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater formaldehyde, the employer did not provide acceptable eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:  a) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/11/2024; The employer did not have an eyewash within the immediate work where employees removed specimens from containers filled with chemical solution, comprised of approximately 10% formaldehyde.

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Abate by

Oct 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,294 · Current $776 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(m)(2)(i)(E):The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to an employee which included the pass/fail results for qualitative fit tests of the fit factor and strip chart recording or other recording of the test results for quantitative fit tests:  a) Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 5/29/2024; The employer administered fit tests and did not record the pass/fail results for qualitative fit tests of the fit factor and strip chart recording or other recording of the test results for quantitative fit tests.   Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(d)(4): The employer did not within 15 working days after the receipt of any monitoring results of laboratory employees' exposures to any substance regulated by a standard, notify the employees of these results in writing either individually or by posting results in an appropriate location that was accessible to employees:  a) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/29/2024; The employer informed laboratory employees of results from monitoring completed by O'Rourke Incorporated 18 working days after receipt of the results, sampling results/report received on 7/2/2024 and posted on 7/29/2024.  b) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/17/2024; The employer informed laboratory employee of results from badge monitoring for xylene 40 working days after receipt of the results, sampling results/report received on 5/17/2024 and individual notification in writing on 7/17/2024.   c) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/17/2024; The employer informed laboratory employee of results from badge monitoring for xylene 29 working days after receipt of the results, sampling results/report received on 6/4/2024 and individual notification in writing on 7/17/2024.   d) Histology Lab, Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY, 14905, on or about 7/17/2024; The employer informed laboratory employee of results from badge monitoring for formaldehyde 129 working days after receipt of the results, sampling results/report received on 1/15/2024 and individual notification in writing on 7/17/2024.