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U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $1,603,544 In Coronavirus Violations

WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 112 establishments for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $1,603,544.

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

OSHA has already announced citations relating to 85 establishments, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those establishments, the 27 establishments below have received coronavirus-related citations totaling $381,388 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15, 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

Wintonbury Care Center LLC

1472908

Bloomfield

Connecticut

$15,422

The Children's Center of Hamden Inc.

1475696

Hamden

Connecticut

$11,452

Chelsea Place Care Center LLC

1474336

Hartford

Connecticut

$15,422

Trinity Hill Care Center LLC

1474368

Hartford

Connecticut

$15,422

SecureCare Options LLC

1476011

Rocky Hill

Connecticut

$15,422

Alden-Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Inc.

1488820

Bloomingdale

Illinois

$13,494

Greystone Healthcare Management Corp.

1474331

Northbrook

Illinois

$12,145

Lutheran Senior Services

1472507

Ballwin

Missouri

$13,494

Conagra Brands Inc.

1472729

Marshall

Missouri

$2,121

Andover Subacute and Rehab Center Services One Inc.

1472882

Andover

New Jersey

$22,555

Clark Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

1483652

Clark

New Jersey

$12,145

St. Joseph's University Medical Center Inc.

1477915

Cedar Grove

New Jersey

$23,133

Emerson Convalescent Center

1473663

Emerson

New Jersey

$20,820

Humc Opco

1477121

Hoboken

New Jersey

$13,494

Care One at Livingston Assisted Living

1489564

Livingston

New Jersey

$11,567

Sinai Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC

1474225

Newark

New Jersey

$23,133

Prime Healthcare Services-St. Mary's Passaic LLC

1491182

Passaic

New Jersey

$12,145

Hackensack Meridian Medical Group, Primary Care

1475842

Red Bank

New Jersey

$13,494

Atrium Post-Acute Care of Wayneview

1487631

Wayne

New Jersey

$1,735

Sapphire HC LLC

1487944

Briarcliff Manor

New York

$20,820

Montefiore Medical Center

1475727

Bronx

New York

$23,133

Gilani Medical Services PC

1476331

Brooklyn

New York

$4,048

Haven Manor Health Care Center LLC

1486085

Far Rockaway

New York

$12,145

Jawonio Inc

1491587

Haverstraw

New York

$13,494

MSAF Group LLC

1487240

Ossining

New York

$12,145

GEC Youngstown Management LLC

1474597

Youngstown

Ohio

$13,494

JBS Green Bay Inc.

1472927

Green Bay

Wisconsin

$13,494

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.

Agency
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Date
October 23, 2020
Release Number
20-1991-NAT
Media Contact: Megan Sweeney
Phone Number
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