WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 295 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,849,222.
OSHA inspections have resulted in the agency citing employers for violations, including failures to:
Implement a written respiratory protection program;
Provide a medical evaluation, respirator fit test, training on the proper use of a respirator and personal protective equipment;
Report an injury, illness or fatality;
Record an injury or illness on OSHA recordkeeping forms; and
Comply with the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
OSHA has already announced citations relating to the coronavirus arising out of 278 inspections, which can be found at dol.gov/newsroom. In addition to those inspections, the seventeen inspections below have resulted in coronavirus-related citations totaling $152,101 from OSHA relating to one or more of the above violations from Dec. 18 to Dec. 24, 2020. OSHA provides more information about individual citations at its Establishment Search website, which it updates periodically.
Establishment Name
Inspection #
City
State
Initial Penalty
MHM Health Professionals, Inc.
1480141
Buford
Georgia
$8,675
Honey Brook Medical Investors Limited Partnership
1480975
Honey Brook
Pennsylvania
$12,145
Brewster Ambulance Service
1481452
Weymouth
Massachusetts
$12,145
Corizon Health, Inc.
1481681
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
$13,494
Brookwood Management Company, LLC
1481739
Westerville
Ohio
$13,494
Billings Partners, LLC
1482675
Billings
Montana
$1,928
Nogales Produce Inc.
1486026
Dallas
Texas
$10,410
HLTC, INC.
1488181
Dalton
Georgia
$12,145
Aveanna Healthcare, LLC
1488558
Houston
Texas
$9,639
Majestic Care
1491524
Whitehall
Ohio
$13,494
Altman Specialty Plants, LLC.
1502001
Giddings
Texas
$1,928
Glen Haven Health and Rehabilitation, L.L.C.
1481181
Northport
Alabama
$12,145
Butterball LLC
1482688
Carthage
Missouri
$9,639
Sacred Heart Health System
1482790
Pensacola
Florida
$0
NF River Chase, LLC
1489447
Quincy
Florida
$8,675
Alliance Community For Retirement Living
1491196
Deland
Florida
$12,145
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.
