OSHA has inspected Wingate at Reading 2 times in Massachusetts since 2000.
The latest one began on Mar 8, 2016 after a complaint, in Reading.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 9 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,190 and now stand at $10,588, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Bloodborne pathogens comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.1030.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for health care employers since 2015 is $1,050, and Wingate at Reading averages $8,900 (1 cited inspection).
Wingate at Reading also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Massachusetts · latest 90 days of OSHA records
242employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Reading site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 94 workers: 3.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Wingate at Reading
Reading · 2018
94
3
1
3.8
5.5
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(iii) Each employer shall ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan is accessible to employees in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.20(e).
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)
(iv) The Exposure Control Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure. The review and update of such plans shall also:
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(v)
(v) An employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan shall solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and shall document the solicitation in the Exposure Control Plan.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
