OSHA Inspection: PARKLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.     (a) On or about 02/04/2015, at facility, for the paramedic wearing 3M N95 respirator while responding to people with conditions such as, but not limited to, ebola, tuberculosis, and respiratory infections.  The employees were not provided a fit test prior to being required to wear the respirator.

Issued

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1): Contaminated sharps were not discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers that are puncture resistant:      a) On or about 02/04/2015, at facility, for employees with occupational exposure to potentially infectious material.  Employer did not implement effective work practice controls by discarding of sharps that were on the floors of the ambulances and overfilling sharps containers.

Issued

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i)(A): The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log that contained, at a minimum: The type and brand of device involved in the incident.    (a) On or about 02/04/2014, for employees who had sharp injuries in 2010-Present.  The employer did not maintain information on the sharp involved in the injuries.

Issued

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3): When the employee is out for an extended period of time, the employer did not enter an estimate of the days that the employee was away, and did not update the day count when the actual number of days was known:    On or about March 25, 2015, the employer did not accurately record the following workplace injury and illness on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014:     a) Call Scene -  On or about December 19, 2014, case number 50, an EMT employee reported experiencing a back injury when lifting a patient with another employee.  The injury involved days away from work.  The employer did not update the day count when the actual number of days was known.

Issued

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4): When an injury or illness involves restricted work or job transfer but does not involve death or days away from work, the employer did not record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 log by placing a check mark in the space for job transfer or restriction and an entry of the number of restricted or transferred days in the restricted workdays column:    On or about March 25, 2015, the employer did not accurately record the following workplace injury and illness on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014:     a) Call Scene -  On or about December 19, 2014, case number 50, an EMT employee reported experiencing back pain when lifting a patient with another employee.  The injury involved restricted work or job transfer.  The EMT employee was transferred into the dispatch department working as a dispatcher on or about February 23, 2015.

Issued

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(1):  The employer did not review the OSHA 300 log to verify the entries were complete and accurate, and correct any deficiencies identified:    a) On or about 02/04/2015, OSHA-300s for calendar years 2010-Present under column F, employer did not provide a detailed enough description as to the injury or illness, parts of body affected, and object/substance that directly injured or made person ill.