Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100134 F02 Respiratory Protection.
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Inspection Nr: 1488820.015
Citation: 01001C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Not Completed - AD Discretion
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 10/15/2020
Nr Instances: 3
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 11/23/2020
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521400
Contest Date: 11/06/2020
Final Order: 06/28/2021
Related Event Code (REC): P
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/28/2021 | $0.00 | 11/23/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 11/10/2020 | $0.00 | 11/23/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 10/15/2020 | $0.00 | 11/23/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: Alden Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center, Memory Care/Dementia Unit on the third floor: On April 15, 2020 through May 31, 2020, employees were required to perform tasks such as feeding, bathing, maintaining continence, inserting and maintaining IVs, conducting assessments, and performing skin treatments on residents who had been identified as having contracted COVID-19, while using tight-fitting facepiece respirators. The employees were not fit tested prior to the initial use of the respirator.