OSHA Inspection: BEACON DENTAL

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Jan 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure and include the elements contained in 29 CFR (c)(1)(ii)(A) through (c)(1)(ii)(C):   a) On and before 7/8/2025, at dental office, for dental assistants/floaters cleaning the operatories after dental procedures who have occupational exposure to potentially infectious material such as, but not limited to, uncapped used needles, bloody gauze, and other contaminated material.  Employer did not implement a written exposure control plan.

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Jan 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(c)(2)(i): The employer's exposure determination did not include the information required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A) through (c)(2)(i)(C):   a) On and before 7/8/2025, at dental office, for dental assistants/floaters cleaning the operatories after dental procedures who have occupational exposure to potentially infectious material such as, but not limited to, uncapped used needles, bloody gauze, and other contaminated material. Employer did not implement an exposure determination.

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Jan 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A): Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps were bent, recapped, or removed:   a) On and before 7/8/2025, at dental office, for dental assistants/floaters cleaning the operatories after dental procedures who have occupational exposure to potentially infectious material such as, but not limited to, uncapped used needles, bloody gauze, and other contaminated material.  Employer did not implement effective work practice controls and had employees use needles that get bent.

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Jan 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer did not assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the statement in Appendix A:   a) On and before 7/8/2025, at dental office, for dental assistants/floaters cleaning the operatories after dental procedures who have occupational exposure to potentially infectious material such as, but not limited to, uncapped used needles, bloody gauze, and other contaminated material.  Employer did not have employees sign the declination form.

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Jan 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1030(f)(4)(i): The employer did not ensure that the health care professional responsible for the employee's Hepatitis B vaccination was provided a copy of this regulation:  a) On and before 7/8/2025, at dental office, for dental assistants/floaters cleaning the operatories after dental procedures who have occupational exposure to potentially infectious material such as, but not limited to, uncapped used needles, bloody gauze, and other contaminated material.  Employer did not provide a copy of the regulation to employees.

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Jan 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $3,547

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:        a) On and before 7/8/2025, at operatory room, for dental assistants/floaters mixing cavicide and pouring into spray bottles to be used as cavicide surface disinfectant containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, quaternary ammonium compound and isopropyl alcohol.  Employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Dec 29, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) On and before 7/8/2025, at operatory room, for dental assistants/floaters mixing cavicide and pouring into spray bottles to be used as cavicide surface disinfectant containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, quaternary ammonium compound and isopropyl alcohol.  The employer did not have SDS's.

Issued

Dec 19, 2025

Abate by

Jan 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   a) On and before 7/8/2025, at operatory room, for dental assistants/floaters mixing cavicide and pouring into spray bottles to be used as cavicide surface disinfectant containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, quaternary ammonium compound and isopropyl alcohol.  Employees were not provided with information and training on the hazards of the chemicals they work with or are exposed to in their work area.