WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 112 establishments for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $1,603,544.
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 85 establishments, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those establishments, the 27 establishments below have received coronavirus-related citations totaling $381,388 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15, 2020. OSHA provides more information about individual citations at its Establishment Search website , which it updates periodically.
Establishment Name Inspection Number City State Initial Penalty Wintonbury Care Center LLC 1472908 Bloomfield Connecticut $15,422 The Children's Center of Hamden Inc.
1475696 Hamden Connecticut $11,452 Chelsea Place Care Center LLC 1474336 Hartford Connecticut $15,422 Trinity Hill Care Center LLC 1474368 Hartford Connecticut $15,422 SecureCare Options LLC 1476011 Rocky Hill Connecticut $15,422 Alden-Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Inc.
1488820 Bloomingdale Illinois $13,494 Greystone Healthcare Management Corp.
1474331 Northbrook Illinois $12,145 Lutheran Senior Services 1472507 Ballwin Missouri $13,494 Conagra Brands Inc.
1472729 Marshall Missouri $2,121 Andover Subacute and Rehab Center Services One Inc.
1472882 Andover New Jersey $22,555 Clark Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 1483652 Clark New Jersey $12,145 St. Joseph's University Medical Center Inc.
1477915 Cedar Grove New Jersey $23,133 Emerson Convalescent Center 1473663 Emerson New Jersey $20,820 Humc Opco 1477121 Hoboken New Jersey $13,494 Care One at Livingston Assisted Living 1489564 Livingston New Jersey $11,567 Sinai Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC 1474225 Newark New Jersey $23,133 Prime Healthcare Services-St. Mary's Passaic LLC 1491182 Passaic New Jersey $12,145 Hackensack Meridian Medical Group, Primary Care 1475842 Red Bank New Jersey $13,494 Atrium Post-Acute Care of Wayneview 1487631 Wayne New Jersey $1,735 Sapphire HC LLC 1487944 Briarcliff Manor New York $20,820 Montefiore Medical Center 1475727 Bronx New York $23,133 Gilani Medical Services PC 1476331 Brooklyn New York $4,048 Haven Manor Health Care Center LLC 1486085 Far Rockaway New York $12,145 Jawonio Inc 1491587 Haverstraw New York $13,494 MSAF Group LLC 1487240 Ossining New York $12,145 GEC Youngstown Management LLC 1474597 Youngstown Ohio $13,494 JBS Green Bay Inc.
1472927 Green Bay Wisconsin $13,494 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.
