WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Nov. 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 255 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,403,139.
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 the coronavirus arising out of 244 inspections, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those inspections, the 11 inspections below have resulted in coronavirus-related citations totaling $101,207 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Nov. 20 to Nov. 26, 2020. OSHA provides more information about individual citations at its Establishment Search website , which it updates periodically.
Establishment Name Inspection # City State Initial Penalty Friendship Senior Options NFP 1478469 Schaumburg Illinois $13,494 19 Varnum Street Operating Company LLC 1489166 Lowell Massachusetts $25,061 James J. Peters VAMC 1478341 Bronx New York $0 Providence Rest Inc.
1488827 Bronx New York $13,494 Elmwood Hills Healthcare Center LLC 1482157 Blackwood New Jersey $12,145 VA New Jersey Healthcare System 1473961 Lyons New Jersey $0 VA New Jersey Healthcare System 1474203 Lyons New Jersey $0 Omni Manor Inc.
1476668 Masury Ohio $13,494 Meadowbrook Memory Care Community 1478066 Arlington Texas $1,928 Foundation Care Partners LLC 1477040 Pearland Texas $12,145 The Bay at Nu Roc Health and Rehab Center LLC 1478487 Laona Wisconsin $9,446 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.
