The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2), 658, 666
- Issued
- 2021-01-08 Jan. 8, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-01-08
- End
- record of enforcement through Dec. 31, 2020
- In force
- Jan. 8, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- Character
- enforcement record
- Collection
- Standing duties: Federal layer DUT-FED
Operative words
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's 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.
Penalty
What it required
OSHA's 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).