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344076823
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0213100
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2019-06-13
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570 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY, 12206
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| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2019-06-13
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| Case Closed |
2019-11-25
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1464549 |
| Health |
Yes |
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| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1403008 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-10-21 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-11-25 |
| Current Penalty |
3656.9 |
| Initial Penalty |
5626.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-11-14 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) On or about 05/31/2019, at facility, for the paramedics and EMTs wearing 3M N95 respirators while responding to people with conditions such as, but not limited to, ebola, tuberculosis, and communicable respiratory infections. The employees were not provided a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear the respirator. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Repeat |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F02 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-10-21 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-11-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2438.8 |
| Initial Penalty |
3752.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-11-14 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter. (a) On or about 05/31/2019, at facility, for the paramedics and EMTs wearing 3M N95 respirators while responding to people with conditions such as, but not limited to, ebola, tuberculosis, and communicable respiratory infections. The employees were not provided a fit test prior to being required to wear the respirator. Parkland Ambulance Service, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1027227, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/10/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 793 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12307. |
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344030085
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0213100
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2019-05-23
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570 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY, 12206
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| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2019-09-26
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| Emphasis |
N: SSTARG16, P: SSTARG16
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| Case Closed |
2019-09-27
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1407682 |
| Health |
Yes |
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340772045
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0213100
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2015-07-14
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793 STATE STREET, SCHENECTADY, NY, 12307
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| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2015-07-14
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| Case Closed |
2015-08-17
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
990579 |
| Health |
Yes |
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| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1027227 |
| Health |
Yes |
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340272277
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0213100
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2015-02-04
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793 STATE STREET, SCHENECTADY, NY, 12307
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| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2015-02-04
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| Case Closed |
2015-09-15
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1077204 |
| Health |
Yes |
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| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
935134 |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F02 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-06-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-06-30 |
| Current Penalty |
3780.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6300.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that employees using tight fitting face piece respirators pass an appropriate qualitative or quantitative fit test prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter. (a) On or about 02/04/2015, at facility, for the paramedic wearing 3M N95 respirator while responding to people with conditions such as, but not limited to, ebola, tuberculosis, and respiratory infections. The employees were not provided a fit test prior to being required to wear the respirator. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101030 D04 III A 1 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-06-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-06-30 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6300.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1): Contaminated sharps were not discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers that are puncture resistant: a) On or about 02/04/2015, at facility, for employees with occupational exposure to potentially infectious material. Employer did not implement effective work practice controls by discarding of sharps that were on the floors of the ambulances and overfilling sharps containers. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101030 H05 I A |
| Issuance Date |
2015-06-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-06-25 |
| Current Penalty |
3780.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6300.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i)(A): The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log that contained, at a minimum: The type and brand of device involved in the incident. (a) On or about 02/04/2014, for employees who had sharp injuries in 2010-Present. The employer did not maintain information on the sharp involved in the injuries. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040007 B03 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-06-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-06-29 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
900.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3): When the employee is out for an extended period of time, the employer did not enter an estimate of the days that the employee was away, and did not update the day count when the actual number of days was known: On or about March 25, 2015, the employer did not accurately record the following workplace injury and illness on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014: a) Call Scene - On or about December 19, 2014, case number 50, an EMT employee reported experiencing a back injury when lifting a patient with another employee. The injury involved days away from work. The employer did not update the day count when the actual number of days was known. |
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| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040007 B04 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-06-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-06-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
900.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4): When an injury or illness involves restricted work or job transfer but does not involve death or days away from work, the employer did not record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 log by placing a check mark in the space for job transfer or restriction and an entry of the number of restricted or transferred days in the restricted workdays column: On or about March 25, 2015, the employer did not accurately record the following workplace injury and illness on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014: a) Call Scene - On or about December 19, 2014, case number 50, an EMT employee reported experiencing back pain when lifting a patient with another employee. The injury involved restricted work or job transfer. The EMT employee was transferred into the dispatch department working as a dispatcher on or about February 23, 2015. |
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| Citation ID |
02003 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040032 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-06-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-06-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
900.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(1): The employer did not review the OSHA 300 log to verify the entries were complete and accurate, and correct any deficiencies identified: a) On or about 02/04/2015, OSHA-300s for calendar years 2010-Present under column F, employer did not provide a detailed enough description as to the injury or illness, parts of body affected, and object/substance that directly injured or made person ill. |
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