WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 62 establishments for violations, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $913,133.
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 the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 OSHA has already announced citations relating to 37 establishments, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those establishments, the 25 establishments below have received coronavirus-related citations totaling $429,064 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, 2020. 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 Marion Regional Medical Center Inc.
1472689 Hamilton Alabama $9,290 Quest Management Group Inc.
1474518 Tallahassee Florida $24,290 Pensacola Care Inc.
1474819 Tallahassee Florida $11,567 Alliance Health of Braintree Inc.
1473536 Braintree Massachusetts $13,880 Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley 1478339 Littleton Massachusetts $21,115 Alliance Health of Brockton Inc.
1474628 Brockton Massachusetts $12,145 Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corp.
1472186 Hackensack New Jersey $15,422 Essex Residential Care LLC 1472725 West Caldwell New Jersey $13,494 Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center LLC 1474902 Paterson New Jersey $13,494 84 Cold Hill Road Operations LLC 1473525 Mendham New Jersey $13,494 Hackensack Meridian Health System 1477909 North Bergen New Jersey $13,494 292 Applegarth Road Operations LLC 1487345 Monroe Township New Jersey $23,133 1515 Lamberts Mill Road Operations LLC 1472780 Westfield New Jersey $26,988 Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corp.
1474520 Hackensack New Jersey $9,639 The Matheny School and Hospital 1476359 Peapack New Jersey $13,494 IJKG Opco LLC 1477379 Bayonne New Jersey $25,061 MPV New Jersey MD Medical Services P.C.
1482167 Nutley New Jersey $23,133 Prime Healthcare Services - St. Michael’s LLC 1472330 Newark New Jersey $25,061 Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health 1475320 Toms River New Jersey $13,494 St. Barnabas Hospital 1472869 Bronx New York $23,133 St. Barnabas Hospital 1473218 Bronx New York $23,133 Northwell Health Orzac Center for Rehabilitation 1476726 Valley Stream New York $23,133 Hudson Pointe Acquisition LLC 1486893 Bronx New York $22,555 VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, St Albans Community Living Center 1474970 Jamaica New York $0 Masonic Village of the Grand Lodge of PA 1475223 Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania $15,422 A full list of what standards were cited for each establishment – and the inspection number – are available here. An OSHA standards database can be found 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.
