OSHA Inspection: LIFE CARE CENTER OF NASHOBA VALLEY

Issued

2020-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $8096.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

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) Location - 191 Foster Street, Littleton, MA:  On or about 03/29/2020, employees mandated to use N95 respirators during tasks such as, but not limited to, the provision of medication, treatment, and other care as necessary to residents confirmed positive for COVID-19 or were suspected of having COVID-19, were not medically evaluated for their ability to use a respirator.

Issued

2020-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) Location - 191 Foster Street, Littleton, MA:  On or about 03/29/2020 employees mandated to use N95 respirators during tasks such as, but not limited to, the provision of medication, treatment, and other care as necessary to residents confirmed positive for COVID-19 or were suspected of having COVID-19, did not receive an initial fit test.

Issued

2020-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer did not provide effective training prior to requiring the employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a) Location - 191 Foster Street, Littleton, MA:  On or about 03/29/2020 employees mandated to use N95 respirators during tasks such as, but not limited to, the provision of medication, treatment, and other care as necessary to residents confirmed positive for COVID-19 or were suspected of having COVID-19, did not receive initial training on the topics listed in 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii).

Issued

2020-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2121.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:  (a) Location - 191 Foster Street, Littleton, MA:    On or about 06/11/2020, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2020:  a) From the time period between 03/20/2020 to 05/15/2020, five (5) incidents of COVID-19 infection resulted in days away from work.   These five incidents include, but are not limited to, worker illnesses that involved between 2 days of work and 114 days away from work.