Thorek Memorial Hospital

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 5-203.11(A) NO HAND WASHING SINK INSTALLED AT HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE AREA. EMPLOYEE NOT REMOVING GLOVES AFTER HANDLE DIRTY DISHES NOR HAND WASHING PRIOR TO GLOVE HANDS AND HANDLED CLEAN DISHES. MUST INSTALL SAID SINKS CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED. - -
  code 10Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED - -
  code 5Priority
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: 2-301.14. OBSERVED DISH WASHER WITH GLOVED HANDS HANDLING DIRTY DISHES,TRAYS ETC AND PUT IT THRU THE HIGH TEMP MACHINE,WITH SAME GLOVES HANDLED CLEAN LIDS FOR DISHES,TRAYS PLATES ETC,NO REMOVAL OF GLOVES NOR HAND WASHING BY EMPLOYEE.HAND WASHING SINK NOT LOCATED IN DISH ROOM AREA. MANAGER ON SITE CORRECTED THE ISSUE ON HAND WASHING PROCEDURE. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010 - CITATION ISSUED
  code 9Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-201.11 RUBBER GASKET AT INTERIOR LID OF MILK COOLER BY THE TRAY LINE IN POOR REPAIR. BROKEN RUBBER GASKET IS REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE,WHICH PRESENTLY ID BROKEN AND DIRTY.MUST REPLACE SAID GASKET.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-203.13. NO SERVICE SINK OR 1 CURBED CLEANING FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH A FLOOR DRAIN SHALL BE PROVIDED AND CONVENIENTLY LOCATED FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SAID SERVICE SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AND A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE -WASTE WATER IS DUMPED INSIDE THE SEPTIC FLOOR UNIT(PER EMPLOYEE STATEMENT) • 5-205.15(B) WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE, STRONG SEWAGE FOUL ODOR COMING FROM FLOOR SEPTIC TANK IN DISH ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ISSUE. -
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: 5-505.115 WE OBSERVED OUTSIDE REFUSE AREA NOT MAINTAINED:SOME FOOD ON FLOOR,DEBRIS,PAPER,UNDER AND AROUND THE DUMPSTER.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
  code 54
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES, MUST PROVIDE. - -
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 21, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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