Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Unitypoint Health Methodist in Illinois 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Apr 29, 2022 to monitor an earlier case, in Peoria.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $22,789; today they stand at $15,952, 30% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 2 times.
Among health care employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,050 penalty. Unitypoint Health Methodist averages $7,976 across 2 cited inspections.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345681340 OPENED DEC 10, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 2,762 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2022
221 Ne Glen Oak, Peoria, IL 61636 · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 6, 2021: Employee amputates fingertip repairing hydraulic ram
At 10:30 a.m. on December 6, 2021, an employee was repairing a hydraulic cylinder ram on a cardboard compactor when he caught his left hand in the ram. The employee pinched his middle finger between the ram and the pushing plate. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his fingertip.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $14,502 | $10,151 | Mar 7, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 344378526 OPENED OCT 15, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 2019
221 Ne Glen Oak, Peoria, IL 61636 · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 7, 2019: Employee fractures hip after trip and fall
At 8:30 p.m. on October 7, 2019, an employee put a rolling dumpster in the docking room and, as he was walking out of the room, his shoe got stuck in a pallet on the floor causing him to fall to the floor. The employee was transferred to the hospital, where he was admitted for surgery of a fracture of the femoral neck on the right hip.
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Dec 6, 2021, Peoria: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On December 6, 2021, an employee was repairing a compactor hydraulic cylinder ram by putting in clevis pins to push the compactor plate and align the bolts and holes. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between the hydraulic ram and the pushing plate, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Oct 7, 2019, Peoria: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
On October 7, 2019, an employee was emptying trash out of a rolling dumpster on the loading dock when he tripped over a pallet and fractured his right hip, requiring hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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