OSHA Inspection: ST. ANTHONYS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER LLC DBA ST ANTHONYS NSG AND REHAB CTR

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12768.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ii): The written program did not contain provisions for medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators:  On or about January 21, 2025, employees were required to wear Medline N95 flat-fold particulate respirators (NIOSH TC-84A-0457) and the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included a provision for medical evaluations.

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On or about January 21, 2025, employees were required to wear Medline N95 flat-fold particulate respirators (NIOSH TC-84A-0457) and the employer had not ensured employees were medically evaluated prior to use.

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  On or about January 21, 2025, employees were required to wear Medline N95 flat-fold particulate respirators (NIOSH TC-84A-0457) and the employer had not ensured employees were fit-tested prior to use.

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  On or about January 21, 2025, employees were required to wear Medline N95 flat-fold particulate respirators (NIOSH TC-84A-0457) and the employer had not provided training for employees prior to use.

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6384.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting:  On or about January 21, 2025, employees were exposed to fire and related injuries because the employer did not provide an educational program for each employee required to use the fire extinguishers.

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8511.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:  On or about January 21, 2025, employees were exposed to electrical hazards because the electrical was panel located in  janitor closet 110 was blocked by a cleaning cart and not accessible in the event of an emergency.

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10641.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(3)(i):  Building and facility owner did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the worksite and exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of ACM and PACM:   On or about January 21, 2025, employees were exposed to friable asbestos-containing:  a.  thermal system insulation on pipes and fittings while working in the boiler room and the employer failed to inform employees about the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM).  b. ceiling tile while working in patient rooms and the employer failed to inform employees about the presence, location, and quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM).

Issued

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8511.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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):  On or about January 21, 2025, employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to 2-(2-butoxyethoxy) ethanol, tetrasodium ethylene diamine tetraacetate, 2,5,7,10-tetraoxaundecan, ethanol, quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C12-16-alkyldimethyl chlorides, and decyldimethyloctylammonium chloride, and the employer had not provided hazard communication training.