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THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER
$24,100
penalties
10
viol.
11
insp.

THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER

121 DEKALB AVE., BROOKLYN, NY 11201

Inspections
11
Jun 1993 to May 2022 · 1 safety, 10 health
Violations
10
across 11 inspections
Penalties on record
$24,100
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 6Willful 0Repeat 0Other 4

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Inspection records

May 6, 2022Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#345941975$00 viol.

Inspection #345941975

Dates

Opened
May 6, 2022
Closing Conference Date
May 6, 2022
Closed
Jun 21, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
30
Related Activity
2 referrals

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Oct 26, 2021FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Health#345600068$00 viol.

Inspection #345600068

Dates

Opened
Oct 26, 2021
Closing Conference Date
Oct 26, 2021
Closed
Jan 20, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
2,540
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityJul 22, 2021

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Cardiovascular/Respiratory Failure
Nov 18, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Health#345028146$15,0002 viol.

Inspection #345028146

Dates

Opened
Nov 18, 2020
Closing Conference Date
Nov 18, 2020
Contested
Jun 1, 2021
Final Order
Feb 3, 2022
Closed
May 6, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
30
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$19,506
Penalties on Record
$15,000
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityNov 6, 2020

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Other

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02
Other15$9,753$7,500Jan 31, 2022Jun 1, 2021Feb 3, 2022
010021910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 I A
Other15$9,753$7,500Jan 31, 2022Jun 1, 2021Feb 3, 2022
May 1, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, Health#344738125$00 viol.

Inspection #344738125

Dates

Opened
May 1, 2020
Closing Conference Date
May 1, 2020
Closed
Dec 21, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
17
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityMar 30, 2020

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Inhalation
May 1, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, Health#344738109$2,5001 viol.

Inspection #344738109

Dates

Opened
May 1, 2020
Closing Conference Date
May 1, 2020
Contested
Oct 29, 2020
Final Order
Mar 1, 2021
Closed
Mar 10, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
28
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$9,639
Penalties on Record
$2,500
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityMar 23, 2020

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Inhalation

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011904.39
Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye
OSHA citation code: 19040039 A01
Other11$9,639$2,500Oct 29, 2020Mar 1, 2021
May 1, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, Health#344738091$00 viol.

Inspection #344738091

Dates

Opened
May 1, 2020
Closing Conference Date
May 1, 2020
Closed
Dec 21, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
55
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityApr 3, 2020

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Inhalation
May 1, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, Health#344738083$00 viol.

Inspection #344738083

Dates

Opened
May 1, 2020
Closing Conference Date
May 1, 2020
Closed
Dec 21, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
17
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityMar 17, 2020

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Inhalation
Apr 30, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, Health#344736582$00 viol.

Inspection #344736582

Dates

Opened
Apr 30, 2020
Closing Conference Date
Apr 30, 2020
Closed
Dec 21, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
29
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityMar 23, 2020

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Inhalation
Apr 23, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, Health#344730163$00 viol.

Inspection #344730163

Dates

Opened
Apr 23, 2020
Closing Conference Date
Apr 23, 2020
Closed
Dec 21, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
25
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityApr 23, 2020

Employee with covid-19 infection dies

Event: Other
Aug 9, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#107196503$01 viol.

Inspection #107196503

Dates

Opened
Aug 9, 1993
Closing Conference Date
Oct 14, 1993
Closed
Nov 12, 1993

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
2,400
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
121 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05
Other12$0$0Oct 20, 1993--
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About these records

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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1910.134Respiratory Protection4 citations · $16,300
1910.22Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements1 citation · $1,000
1910.37Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes1 citation · $1,000

Chemical exposure sampling

Samples
2
Substances
1
Inspections
1

Industry comparison

BLS 2024 survey: general medical and surgical hospitals reported 5.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 0.5%; NAICS 6221 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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