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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101030 D04 III A 3II Bloodborne pathogens.
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Inspection Nr: 1012080.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 05/21/2015
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 07/08/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0112300
Contest Date:
Final Order: 07/07/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 07/07/2015 | $0.00 | 07/08/2015 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/21/2015 | $7,000.00 | 07/08/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(3)(ii)(B): When moving containers of contaminated sharps from the area of use, the containers shall be placed in a secondary container if leakage is possible. The secondary container shall be (B): Constructed to contain all contents and prevent leakage during handling, storage, transport, or shipping: Facility: When the employer designed, constructed, and used a secondary, white container to ship needleboxes filled with contaminated sharps, it was not constructed in a manner to contain the contaminated sharps and prevent them from falling out of the needlebox during the shipping process. On at least two separate occasions contaminated needles fell out of the needle box when containers were shipped back to Provant headquarters. The sharps fell out of the needlebox and lodged between the needlebox and white shipping container. When the employees at the East Greenwich location opened the white container to retrieve the needlebox they received a needlestick from a loose, uncapped needle.