Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found: (b) UHS of Centennial Peaks LLC, dba Centennial Peaks Hospital, at 2255 S 88th Street, Louisville, CO: On and preceding 12/7/18, the employer did not ensure that containers for contaminated sharps were easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found. Employees performed nursing and other healthcare duties at Centennial Peaks Hospital, including but not limited to injection of medications using syringes with needles, blood sugar checks using lancets, and administration of medication using IV's. Nurses administered insulin using Retractable Technologies VanishPoint syringes to patients outside Med Rooms. Following injections, the nurses transported the contaminated sharps to sharps containers located within the Med Rooms, behind locked doors, for disposal. The employer did not ensure that sharps containers were easily accessible or located as close as feasible. This condition exposed employees to bloodborne pathogens hazards. UHS of Centennial Peaks LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection 1119804, Citation 1, Item 3b, and was issued on May 9, 2016, and affirmed as a final order on June 3, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 2255 S 88th Street, Louisville, CO.