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News Release
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $2,496,768 In Coronavirus Violations
WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 179 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $2,496,768.
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 144 inspections, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those inspections, the 35 inspections below have resulted in coronavirus-related citations totaling $471,337 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Oct. 23 to Oct. 29, 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 |
|
Riverside Health Care Center Inc. |
1487141 |
East Hartford |
Connecticut |
$11,567 |
|
Forty Six Twenty One Corp. Inc. |
1474792 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
$8,675 |
|
Little Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC |
1477798 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
$9,446 |
|
City View Multicare Center LLC |
1475125 |
Cicero |
Illinois |
$12,145 |
|
Attleboro Medical Investors LLC |
1487954 |
Attleboro |
Massachusetts |
$24,097 |
|
Steward Holy Family Hospital Inc. |
1475984 |
Haverhill |
Massachusetts |
$20,820 |
|
Marlboro Hills MA SNF LLC |
1474928 |
Marlborough |
Massachusetts |
$25,061 |
|
LCB Senior Living LLC |
1473461 |
Wayland |
Massachusetts |
$13,494 |
|
Job Haines Home for Aged People Inc. |
1473237 |
Bloomfield |
New Jersey |
$12,145 |
|
HCSG Staff Leasing Solutions LLC |
1481470 |
Burlington |
New Jersey |
$13,494 |
|
St. Mary’s Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare |
1486247 |
Cherry Hill |
New Jersey |
$16,193 |
|
Greenbrook Manor Care & Rehabilitation Center LLC |
1493348 |
Green Brook |
New Jersey |
$23,133 |
|
Hackensack Meridian Health Nursing & Rehab-Regent Care Center |
1486544 |
Hackensack |
New Jersey |
$13,494 |
|
Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corp. |
1472295 |
Hackensack |
New Jersey |
$13,494 |
|
New Jersey Addiction Treatment Center LLC |
1473911 |
Lafayette |
New Jersey |
$26,988 |
|
Lakewood Resource and Referral Center Inc |
1474345 |
Lakewood |
New Jersey |
$13,494 |
|
Family of Care Healthcare at Montclair LLC |
1484158 |
Montclair |
New Jersey |
$12,145 |
|
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
1473469 |
Neptune |
New Jersey |
$23,133 |
|
Valley View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center LLC |
1493104 |
Newton |
New Jersey |
$9,446 |
|
Holland Christian Home Association |
1473342 |
North Haledon |
New Jersey |
$12,145 |
|
Alameda Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation |
1494010 |
Perth Amboy |
New Jersey |
$12,145 |
|
Alameda Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation |
1494013 |
Perth Amboy |
New Jersey |
$12,145 |
|
Virtua-West Jersey Health System Inc. |
1473925 |
Voorhees |
New Jersey |
$13,494 |
|
ManorCare Health Services |
1475560 |
West Deptford |
New Jersey |
$10,410 |
|
American Medical Response |
1477156 |
Bronx |
New York |
$9,639 |
|
Concourse Rehabilitation & Nursing Center |
1487171 |
Bronx |
New York |
$9,639 |
|
Meadowbrook Care Center Inc. |
1485043 |
Freeport |
New York |
$12,145 |
|
Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare |
1475963 |
Gloversville |
New York |
$13,494 |
|
East Northport Residential Health Care Facility Inc. |
1487374 |
Melville |
New York |
$0 |
|
150 Riverside Op. LLC |
1473664 |
New York |
New York |
$13,494 |
|
Mercy Medical Center |
1473958 |
Rockville Centre |
New York |
$9,639 |
|
735 Putnam Pike Operations LLC |
1477127 |
Greenville |
Rhode Island |
$15,422 |
|
Quality Sausage Company LLC |
1473273 |
Dallas |
Texas |
$11,567 |
|
Quality Sausage Company LLC |
1474954 |
Dallas |
Texas |
$11,567 |
|
Quality Sausage Company LLC |
1475435 |
Dallas |
Texas |
$1,928 |
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.
