WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 295 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,849,222.
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 278 inspections, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those inspections, the seventeen inspections below have resulted in coronavirus-related citations totaling $152,101 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Dec. 18 to Dec. 24, 2020. OSHA provides more information about individual citations at its Establishment Search website , which it updates periodically.
Establishment Name Inspection # City State Initial Penalty MHM Health Professionals, Inc.
1480141 Buford Georgia $8,675 Honey Brook Medical Investors Limited Partnership 1480975 Honey Brook Pennsylvania $12,145 Brewster Ambulance Service 1481452 Weymouth Massachusetts $12,145 Corizon Health, Inc.
1481681 Philadelphia Pennsylvania $13,494 Brookwood Management Company, LLC 1481739 Westerville Ohio $13,494 Billings Partners, LLC 1482675 Billings Montana $1,928 Nogales Produce Inc.
1486026 Dallas Texas $10,410 HLTC, INC.
1488181 Dalton Georgia $12,145 Aveanna Healthcare, LLC 1488558 Houston Texas $9,639 Majestic Care 1491524 Whitehall Ohio $13,494 Altman Specialty Plants, LLC.
1502001 Giddings Texas $1,928 Glen Haven Health and Rehabilitation, L.L.C.
1481181 Northport Alabama $12,145 Butterball LLC 1482688 Carthage Missouri $9,639 Sacred Heart Health System 1482790 Pensacola Florida $0 NF River Chase, LLC 1489447 Quincy Florida $8,675 Alliance Community For Retirement Living 1491196 Deland Florida $12,145 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.
