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Doctor Fined, Accused of Exposing Staff to COVID-19


Doctor Fined, Accused of Exposing Staff to COVID-19
By Lindsay Kalter
June 22, 2021 A Providence, RI, doctor faces thousands of dollars in fines for allegedly falling short on COVID-19 protections and knowingly exposing his patients and staff to the coronavirus.
The U.S. Department of Labor s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Anthony Farina, MD, for exposing patients and staff to COVID-19 while he was ill and failing to take necessary pandemic precautions in his offices.
An investigation was launched after six employees tested positive for COVID-19 in the fall of 2020.
Farina, an internal medicine specialist who graduated from Brown University School of Medicine in 1991, was fined $136,532 for failing to use safety measures against the coronavirus, including cleaning and disinfecting, proper air filtration, barriers between workspaces, and symptom screening of employees. The order alleges he did not mandate contact tracing or ....

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MIL-OSI USA: US Department of Labor cites Rhode Island medical practice, owner for exposing employees to coronavirus in North Providence, West Greenwich


Source: US Department of Labor
PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus and implement proper safety measures after six employees tested positive for the virus in the fall of 2020.
OSHA investigators found the owner of North Providence Urgent Care Inc., North Providence Primary Care Associates Inc., Center of New England Urgent Care Inc. and Center of New England Primary Care Inc. willfully exposed employees to the coronavirus. The agency determined the owner continued to interact with workers and did not fully implement safeguards after he exhibited symptoms of the virus and later tested positive. ....

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RI Dr. Anthony Farina willfully exposed staff to COVID, OSHA finds

RI Dr. Anthony Farina willfully exposed staff to COVID, OSHA finds
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OSHA fines North Providence doctor for failing to protect office staff

OSHA fines North Providence doctor for failing to protect office staff
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