OSHA Inspection: LECOM - PARKSIDE AT NORTH EAST

Issued

Sep 25, 2025

Abate by

Oct 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,627 · Current $3,939 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B):The employer's Exposure Control Plan did not include the schedule and method of implementation for 29 CFR 1910.1030(f), Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up:  a.) LECOM - Parkside at North East, located at 2 Gibson Street, North East, PA 16428, on or about June 17th, 2025 and times prior thereto: Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout various work operations.  The employer's written Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan did not contain site specific information or procedures to ensure employees are provided confidential medical evaluations and follow-ups in the event of an exposure incident.   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

Sep 25, 2025

Abate by

Oct 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.) LECOM - Parkside at North East, located at 2 Gibson Street, North East, PA 16428, on or about June 17th, 2025 and times prior thereto: Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, administering various injections to residents, and drawing blood from residents. The employer had not documented annual consideration of safer medical devices in the 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

Sep 25, 2025

Abate by

Oct 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.) LECOM - Parkside at North East, located at 2 Gibson Street, North East, PA 16428, on or about June 17th, 2025 and times prior thereto: Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout work operations including, but not limited to, administering various injections to residents, and drawing blood from residents. The employer had not documented, in the Exposure Control Plan, the solicitation of input from non-managerial employees in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls.  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

Sep 25, 2025

Abate by

Oct 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(C):The exposure determination did not include a list of all tasks and procedures or groups of closely related tasks and procedures in which occupational exposure occurs and that are performed by employees in job classifications listed in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(B):  a.) LECOM - Parkside at North East, located at 2 Gibson Street, North East, PA 16428, on or about June 17th, 2025 and times prior thereto: Employees had potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens intermittently throughout various work operations.  The Exposure Determination, in the employer's written Exposure Control Plan, did not include a list of tasks and procedures where employees are occupationally exposed to bloodborne pathogens.   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.