Surgical Center Cited for Health Hazards from Blood-Borne Pathogens

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Englewood, N.J., ambulatory surgical center with 10 serious health violations involving blood-borne pathogens.OSHA said in a news release that inspectors responding to a complaint last August have proposed $68,000 in fines against Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center.Inspectors said the center failed to counsel a worker who was stuck with a contaminated needle, failed to test the worker's blood in a timely manner and failed to provide the worker with medication."If an employee is stuck with a needle, they must be afforde...