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U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $913,133 In Coronavirus Violations

First published by OSHA.

WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 62 establishments for violations, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $913,133.

OSHA inspections have resulted in the agency citing employers for violations, including failures to:

OSHA has already announced citations relating to 37 establishments, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those establishments, the 25 establishments below have received coronavirus-related citations totaling $429,064 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, 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
Marion Regional Medical Center Inc. 1472689 Hamilton Alabama $9,290
Quest Management Group Inc. 1474518 Tallahassee Florida $24,290
Pensacola Care Inc. 1474819 Tallahassee Florida $11,567
Alliance Health of Braintree Inc. 1473536 Braintree Massachusetts $13,880
Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley 1478339 Littleton Massachusetts $21,115
Alliance Health of Brockton Inc. 1474628 Brockton Massachusetts $12,145
Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corp. 1472186 Hackensack New Jersey $15,422
Essex Residential Care LLC 1472725 West Caldwell New Jersey $13,494
Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center LLC 1474902 Paterson New Jersey $13,494
84 Cold Hill Road Operations LLC 1473525 Mendham New Jersey $13,494
Hackensack Meridian Health System 1477909 North Bergen New Jersey $13,494
292 Applegarth Road Operations LLC 1487345 Monroe Township New Jersey $23,133
1515 Lamberts Mill Road Operations LLC 1472780 Westfield New Jersey $26,988
Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corp. 1474520 Hackensack New Jersey $9,639
The Matheny School and Hospital 1476359 Peapack New Jersey $13,494
IJKG Opco LLC 1477379 Bayonne New Jersey $25,061
MPV New Jersey MD Medical Services P.C. 1482167 Nutley New Jersey $23,133
Prime Healthcare Services – St. Michael’s LLC 1472330 Newark New Jersey $25,061
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health 1475320 Toms River New Jersey $13,494
St. Barnabas Hospital 1472869 Bronx New York $23,133
St. Barnabas Hospital 1473218 Bronx New York $23,133
Northwell Health Orzac Center for Rehabilitation 1476726 Valley Stream New York $23,133
Hudson Pointe Acquisition LLC 1486893 Bronx New York $22,555
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, St Albans Community Living Center 1474970 Jamaica New York $0
Masonic Village of the Grand Lodge of PA 1475223 Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania $15,422

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.


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