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NJ Medical Facility Issued $273K COVID-19 Citation

Posted on 8/11/2021 by Lauren Scott

OSHA recently cited a medical facility in Lakewood, NJ for allegedly failing to ensure the safety and health of nurses giving flu shots and testing potentially infectious patients for the coronavirus.

In response to a complaint, OSHA began investigating the facility in January. According to OSHA, the company worked with a staffing agency to provide temporary nurses to administer flu vaccines in late 2020 and then administer coronavirus testing through early 2021. At that time, the facility required nurses to administer about 200 to 300 coronavirus tests per day for patients and the public.

OSHA cited the company for two willful violations for alleged failure to provide medical evaluations to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator and failure to fit test employees required to wear respirators. OSHA proposed a civil penalty of $273,064.

The staffing agency was also cited by OSHA for similar violations and was issued a civil penalty of $13,653.

The employers have 15 business days from receipt of their citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
 

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