WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 37 establishments for violations, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $484,069.
OSHA inspections have resulted in the agency citing employers for violations, including failures to: * Implement a written respiratory protection program ; * Provide a medical evaluation, respirator fit test, training on the proper use of a respirator, and personal protective equipment; * Report an injury, illness or fatality; * Record an injury or illness on OSHA recordkeeping forms ; and * Comply with General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 OSHA has already issued press releases relating to nine establishments , which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those establishments, the 28 establishments below have received coronavirus-related citations from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations. OSHA provides more information about individual citations at its Establishment Search website , which it updates periodically.
Citations Establishment Name Inspection Number City State Initial Penalty Natchaug Hospital Inc.
1476019 Mansfield Center Connecticut $13,494 Arbor Management Services LLC 1478813 Atlanta Georgia $13,494 Department of Veteran Affairs 1472413 Indianapolis Indiana $0 Department of Veteran Affairs 1472527 Indianapolis Indiana $0 Department of Veteran Affairs 1472721 Indianapolis Indiana $0 Valley Hospital Inc.
1472607 Ridgewood New Jersey $8,675 Valley Physician Services Inc.
1472609 Waldwick New Jersey $9,639 South Mountain Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 1475843 Vauxhall New Jersey $0 Care One at Livingston Assisted Living 1479867 Livingston New Jersey $13,494 Atrium Post-Acute Care of Wayneview 1487624 Wayne New Jersey $22,555 Hackensack Meridian Health System 1473005 North Bergen New Jersey $25,061 Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.
1476526 Edison New Jersey $25,061 Hudson Hospital OpCo LLC 1471979 Jersey City New Jersey $15,422 Bell Medical Transport LLC 1473748 Orange New Jersey $24,290 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center 1473794 Newark New Jersey $0 Hudson Hospital OpCo LLC 1478460 Jersey City New Jersey $21,205 Hackensack Meridian Health System 1483597 North Bergen New Jersey $13,494 HMH Residential Care Inc.
1486211 Wall Township New Jersey $13,494 2 Deer Park Drive Ops LLC 1472170 Monmouth Junction New Jersey $13,494 Clara Maass Medical Center 1473231 Belleville New Jersey $23,133 Clara Maass Medical Center 1473262 Belleville New Jersey $23,133 Massapequa Center LLC 1476213 Amityville New York $13,494 Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center Inc.
1475585 Arverne New York $9,639 Ahava Medical & Rehabilitation Center LLC 1472872 Brooklyn New York $8,675 Brooklyn Queens Nursing Home Inc.
1472977 Brooklyn New York $12,145 Luis O. Herrera M.D. P.C.
1483446 Freeport New York $0 Jewish Home Lifecare, Home Assistance Personnel Inc.
1472332 New York New York $13,494 Crothall Healthcare Inc.
1473628 Laredo Texas $2,121 A full list of what standards were cited for each establishment – and the inspection number – are available here.
Resources are available on the agency’s COVID-19 webpage to help employers comply with these standards.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to help ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
