| Inspection Type |
Fat/Cat
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2020-07-22
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| Case Closed |
2021-02-24
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Related Activity
| Type |
Accident |
| Activity Nr |
1627167 |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-02-08 |
| Current Penalty |
9557.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
13653.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-02-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
279 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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: a) Elmhurst Operator, LLC located at 50 Maude Street in Providence: On or about July 22, 2020, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for respirator use that included all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix). The employer required employees to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators throughout their shifts to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to suspected or confirmed positive COVID-19 patients and residents. Deficiencies in the program included: lack of a written program, lack of medical evaluation prior to respirator use, lack of fit-testing prior to respirator use, and failure to implement procedures and training for the proper use of respirators including but not limited to, prohibiting tight-fitting filtering facepiece respirators to be worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-02-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-02-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
279 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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: a) Elmhurst Operator, LLC located at 50 Maude Street in Providence: On or about July 22, 2020, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring the use. The employer required employees to wear respirators while providing care to suspected or confirmed positive COVID-19 patients and residents. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F02 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-01-21 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-02-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-02-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
279 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employees using tight-fitting face-piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator or annually refitted: a) Elmhurst Operator, LLC located at 50 Maude Street in Providence: On or about July 22, 2020, the employer did not provide a fit test to all employees required to wear respirators. The employer required employees to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus while providing care to suspected or confirmed positive COVID-19 patients and residents. |
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