WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 85 establishments for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $1,222,156.
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 62 establishments, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those establishments, the 23 establishments below have received coronavirus-related citations totaling $309,023 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8, 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 Leisure Care LLC 1474643 Woodbridge Connecticut $13,494 Braden River Rehabilitation Center LLC 1472723 Bradenton Florida $8,675 Healthcare Services Group Inc.
1474330 Bradenton Florida $9,639 Beacon Health Management LLC 1475739 Thomaston Georgia $3,856 Providence SNF Operators LLC 1488657 Thomaston Georgia $8,097 Presence Chicago Hospitals Network dba Amita Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago 1472284 Chicago Illinois $13,494 Baypointe Rehab Center LLC 1474378 Brockton Massachusetts $12,145 Atlantic Health System Inc.
1475728 Summit New Jersey $0 Christian Health Care Center 1473817 Wyckoff New Jersey $23,133 2305 Rancocas Road Operations LLC 1476211 Burlington New Jersey $15,422 Complete Care at Hamilton LLC 1486510 Passaic New Jersey $22,555 The Buckingham at Norwood Care and Rehabilitation Center LLC 1486490 Norwood New Jersey $12,145 Highland Care Center Inc.
1472064 Jamaica New York $23,133 Park Avenue Operating Co. LLC 1472939 Long Beach New York $22,555 Richmond Medical Center 1477126 Staten Island New York $9,639 Clearview Operating Co. LLC 1487378 Whitestone New York $12,145 Clearview Operating Co. LLC 1487383 Whitestone New York $22,555 Spring Valley Rest Home LLC 1477903 Nanuet New York $6,940 Rogosin Institute Inc.
1475478 Brooklyn New York $23,133 Richmond Medical Center 1472429 Staten Island New York $9,639 The Brooklyn Hospital Center 1473810 Brooklyn New York $9,639 Athena Orchard View LLC 1475461 Riverside Rhode Island $15,423 West Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 1472866 Austin Texas $11,567 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.
