Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1464369.015 - Belvidere Dental

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1464369.015

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 02/19/2020

Site Address:
Belvidere Dental
916 Belvidere Road
Belvidere, IL 61008

Mailing Address:
916 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, IL 61008

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 621210/Offices of Dentists

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/19/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1542750	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,278	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,278
Current Penalty	$2,295	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,295
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19101030 C01 I	03/31/2020		$2,295	$3,278	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19101030 G02 I	03/31/2020		$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124174.015

Event: 02/10/2020

Employee suffers needlestick injury while sterilizing dental

At 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2020, an employee was preparing used dental instruments for sterilization in the autoclave when one of the instruments was not properly loading into the sterilization cassette, causing the sharp point to stick out of the cassette. The employee was poked in the finger by the instrument when she came in contact with the cassette. The employee suffered a needlestick injury prompting post-exposure evaluation for bloodborne pathogens.

Keywords: Autoclave, Disinfectant, Healthcare, Infectious Disease

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1464369.015	30	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Dental assistants

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