CEDAR PARK, TX —
OSHA Inspection: HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS, LLC in 1401 MEDICAL PARKWAY CEDAR PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CEDAR PARK, TX 78613 (NAICS 561720). OSHA activity number 337168785.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS, LLC
- Site address
- 1401 MEDICAL PARKWAY CEDAR PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- City
- CEDAR PARK
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78613
- Mailing
- 216 E. 4TH STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 561720
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.141 D02 III
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent: In the Emergency Department, where employees were performing housekeeping and janitorial tasks in areas where there was a potential for contamination with bloodborne pathogens, hand soap or similar cleansing agent was not provided at lavatories used for hand washing, including, but not limited to, lavatories in two Soiled Utility Rooms, exposing employees to the hazards of infection with bloodborne diseases.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.1030 D02 I
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i): Engineering and work practice controls were not used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure: At the inspection site, work practices were not used to eliminate or minimize exposure to regulated medical waste in that employees were transferring disposable red plastic biohazard bags, which were subject to leaks, from regulated waste storage containers in Soiled Utility Rooms to an open-top black trash cart and pushing the cart to the dock area Biohazardous Waste Room, where they transferred red bags into SteriCycle regulated medical waste totes for storage and pickup, exposing employees to the hazards of infection with bloodborne diseases due to excessive handling of regulated waste.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.1030 D04 III B 1IV
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(B)(1)(iv): Regulated waste was placed in containers which were not closed prior to removal to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport or shipping: At the inspection site, employees were transferring disposable red plastic regulated waste bags, which were subject to leaks, from regulated waste storage containers in Soiled Utility Rooms to an open-top black trash cart and pushing the cart to the dock area Biohazardous Waste Room, where they transferred the bags into SteriCycle regulated medical waste totes for storage and offsite transport, exposing employees to the hazards of infection with bloodborne diseases.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 337168785.
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