| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2016-11-08
|
| Case Closed |
2017-07-31
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1153644 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Current Penalty |
4988.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4988.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-14 |
| Final Order |
2017-07-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to electrical shock and arc flash hazards: a) Albany Medical Center, 25 Hackett Blvd., Albany, NY - on November 5, 2016, and at times prior, employees performed work on energized equipment exposing them to arc-flash and electric shock hazards, without performing an arc-flash hazard analysis, or determining if deenergized work was infeasible or an increased risk. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260095 A |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-02 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4988.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-14 |
| Final Order |
2017-07-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition: a) Albany Medical Center, 25 Hackett Blvd., Albany, NY - on November 5, 2016, and at times prior, employees were not provided with appropriate electrical protective equipment to prevent burns from exposure to an arc-flash incident, or contact with exposed and energized electrical parts while installing equipment on an energized bus. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040039 A02 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-03-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-14 |
| Final Order |
2017-07-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours. a) Albany Medical Center, 25 Hackett Blvd., Albany, NY - on November 5, 2016 at 7:30 am, an employee was severely injured in a workplace incident and in-patient hospitalized. The employer did not report incident to OSHA until November 7th at 7:47 am. |
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