ABINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: ADVINIA CARE ABINGTON
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ADVINIA CARE ABINGTON in 277 WASHINGTON STREET, ABINGTON, MA 02351 (NAICS 623110). OSHA activity number 348000456.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ADVINIA CARE ABINGTON
- Site address
- 277 WASHINGTON STREET
- City
- ABINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02351
- Mailing
- 277 WASHINGTON STREET, ABINGTON, MA 02351
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 623110
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,029 · Current $4,220 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: Nursing Units: A written respirator program was not developed and implemented where N95 filtering face pieces respirators were required to be worn when caring for COVID-19 positive residents. Elements of a written program were not implemented such respirator medical clearance and annual fit testing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4220.3
- — Z (S) $6029
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Nursing Units: Employees were not medically cleared to wear the N95 filtering face piece respirators required to be worn when caring for COVID-19 positive residents.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use and were not fit tested whenever a different respirator facepiece was used. Nursing Units: Nurses and Certified nursing assistants had not been fit tested for the N95 filtering facepiece respirators required to be worn to while providing care to COVID-19 positive residents.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 D04 III A 2 I
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $5,125 · Current $3,588 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i):During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found: a. Shower Room: There was no available sharps containers for disposal of razors. b. Laundry Room: The sharps container was sealed shut and not available for disposal of potentially contaminated sharps that may be found in laundry.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3587.5
- — Z (S) $5125
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348000456.
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