{"id":"DUT-FED-067","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration, national news release","authority":"29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2), 658, 666","instrument":"News release, U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s OSHA Announces $3,930,381 In Coronavirus Violations (Jan. 8, 2021)","title":"U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s OSHA Announces $3,930,381 In Coronavirus Violations","dateIssued":"2021-01-08","effective":"2021-01-08","end":"record of enforcement through Dec. 31, 2020","startDate":"2021-01-08","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["EMP","HC"],"addressees":["all employers"],"clause":"Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 300 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,930,381. 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.","enforcement":"as stated","functions":[],"notes":"OSHA\u0027s own count of its 2020 COVID-19 enforcement: 300 inspections with citations and $3,930,381 in proposed penalties under the standing standards and the general duty clause; the establishments cited in the last week of 2020 include a rehabilitation and nursing center, a logistics company (Geodis, Columbus OH), a regional medical center and a care center. Character as recorded: enforcement_record (agency summary).","sourceUrl":"https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/01082021","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210110040230/https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/01082021","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":144230,"grade":"primary","character":"enforcement_record","description":"","collection":"DUT-FED","url":"/library/DUT-FED-067","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-FED-067","citation":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration, national news release, News release, U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s OSHA Announces $3,930,381 In Coronavirus Violations (Jan. 8, 2021) (Ex. DUT-FED-067)","stateName":"","related":["AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-033"]}