OSHA Covid Penalties Total $3.4M
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, according to a press release. 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.
Establishment Name
Inspection
Number
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
Resources are available on the agency's COVID-19 webpage to help employers comply with these standards.