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News Release

U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $2,496,768 In Coronavirus Violations

WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 179 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $2,496,768. 

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

OSHA has already announced citations relating to the coronavirus arising out of 144 inspections, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those inspections, the 35 inspections below have resulted in coronavirus-related citations totaling $471,337 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Oct. 23 to Oct. 29, 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

Riverside Health Care Center Inc.

1487141

East Hartford

Connecticut

$11,567

Forty Six Twenty One Corp. Inc.

1474792

Chicago

Illinois

$8,675

Little Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC

1477798

Chicago

Illinois

$9,446

City View Multicare Center LLC

1475125

Cicero

Illinois

$12,145

Attleboro Medical Investors LLC

1487954

Attleboro

Massachusetts

$24,097

Steward Holy Family Hospital Inc.

1475984

Haverhill

Massachusetts

$20,820

Marlboro Hills MA SNF LLC

1474928

Marlborough

Massachusetts

$25,061

LCB Senior Living LLC

1473461

Wayland

Massachusetts

$13,494

Job Haines Home for Aged People Inc.

1473237

Bloomfield

New Jersey

$12,145

HCSG Staff Leasing Solutions LLC

1481470

Burlington

New Jersey

$13,494

St. Mary’s Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare

1486247

Cherry Hill

New Jersey

$16,193

Greenbrook Manor Care & Rehabilitation Center LLC

1493348

Green Brook

New Jersey

$23,133

Hackensack Meridian Health Nursing & Rehab-Regent Care Center

1486544

Hackensack

New Jersey

$13,494

Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corp.

1472295

Hackensack

New Jersey

$13,494

New Jersey Addiction Treatment Center LLC

1473911

Lafayette

New Jersey

$26,988

Lakewood Resource and Referral Center Inc

1474345

Lakewood

New Jersey

$13,494

Family of Care Healthcare at Montclair LLC

1484158

Montclair

New Jersey

$12,145

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center

1473469

Neptune

New Jersey

$23,133

Valley View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center LLC

1493104

Newton

New Jersey

$9,446

Holland Christian Home Association

1473342

North Haledon

New Jersey

$12,145

Alameda Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

1494010

Perth Amboy

New Jersey

$12,145

Alameda Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

1494013

Perth Amboy

New Jersey

$12,145

Virtua-West Jersey Health System Inc.

1473925

Voorhees

New Jersey

$13,494

ManorCare Health Services

1475560

West Deptford

New Jersey

$10,410

American Medical Response

1477156

Bronx

New York

$9,639

Concourse Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

1487171

Bronx

New York

$9,639

Meadowbrook Care Center Inc.

1485043

Freeport

New York

$12,145

Fulton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare

1475963

Gloversville

New York

$13,494

East Northport Residential Health Care Facility Inc.

1487374

Melville

New York

$0

150 Riverside Op. LLC

1473664

New York

New York

$13,494

Mercy Medical Center

1473958

Rockville Centre

New York

$9,639

735 Putnam Pike Operations LLC

1477127

Greenville

Rhode Island

$15,422

Quality Sausage Company LLC

1473273

Dallas

Texas

$11,567

Quality Sausage Company LLC

1474954

Dallas

Texas

$11,567

Quality Sausage Company LLC

1475435

Dallas

Texas

$1,928

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
November 6, 2020
Release Number
20-2085-NAT
Media Contact: Megan Sweeney
Phone Number
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