Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312358609 - Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office
Site Address:
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
350 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
Mailing Address:
350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Union Status: Union
SIC:8011
NAICS: 622110/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 04/15/2010
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/06/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361619265 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $75,000 | $0 | $8,485 | $0 | $101,485 |
| Current Penalty | $8,100 | $70,000 | $0 | $6,350 | $0 | $84,450 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 5199 D02 | 04/19/2010 | 06/05/2010 | $675 | $675 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 5199 I04 | 04/19/2010 | 06/05/2010 | $0 | $675 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 5199 H07 | 04/19/2010 | 05/22/2010 | $0 | $505 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 5199 H09 | 04/19/2010 | 05/10/2010 | $0 | $505 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 5199 G06 | 04/19/2010 | 04/30/2010 | $675 | $675 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01006 | Other | 3203 B02 | 04/19/2010 | 05/22/2010 | $0 | $450 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 7. | 01007 | Other | 342 A | 04/19/2010 | 04/22/2010 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 02001 | Serious | 5199 H01 | 04/19/2010 | 04/23/2010 | $8,100 | $18,000 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 03001 | Willful | 5199 H06 A | 04/19/2010 | 05/07/2010 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 10. | 04001 | Willful | 5199 H06 | 04/19/2010 | 05/07/2010 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 05/20/2010 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On December 3, 2009, a respiratory therapist (Employee #1) working in the Emergency Department of the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center was exposed to a patient with bacterial meningitis. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 11 days with life-threatening bacterial meningitis starting on December 10, 2009, and he was released on December 21, 2009, from John Muir-Mt. Diablo Medical Center. The employer reported the hospitalization to Cal/OSHA on December 15, 2009. The employer failed to report the bacterial meningitis case in a timely manner to the local health authority (Alameda County Public Health Department) and to one (American Medical Response) of three other employers whose employees had been exposed to the meningitis case. Two employers (Oakland Police and Oakland Fire departments) were never notified by the employer, and an employee of the Oakland Police Department also contracted a secondary case of bacterial meningitis and was hospitalized for five days in a life-threatening condition. The employer did not conduct a required exposure analysis of its own employees for possible exposure to the meningitis case for seven days, until after the respiratory therapist had been hospitalized. The casual factors of the secondary cases of bacterial meningitis in the hospital employee and police officer include: the failure of the employees to use appropriate respiratory protection; the employer's failure to report the meningitis case in a timely manner to the local health authority and to other employers whose employees had been exposed to the index case; and the employer's failure to conduct a timely and complete exposure analysis of its own employees potentially exposed to the index case.
Keywords: INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 312358609 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. |
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