Safety and Health complaints
Submitted | Jan. 26, 2021 |
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From: Yilun Cheng
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All complaints submitted to OSHA regarding facilities maintained by or work conditions under Community First Healthcare of Illinois, Inc.; Forty Six Twenty One Corporation Incorporated dba Mado Healthcare - Uptown; Little Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC; Concerto Renal Services LLC; and Presence Chicago Hospitals Network dba Amita Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago.
The OSHA Information System has been categorizing all COVID-19 enforcement and compliance activities with the specific code: N-16-COVID-19. I am also requesting all complaints and referrals received by OSHA since February 1, 2020, coded with N-16-COVID-19, regarding establishments based in the state of Illinois.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Yilun Cheng
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 26, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Please see attached,
Joanne M. Ries
Government Information Specialist
Ries.joanne@dol.gov<mailto:Ries.joanne@dol.gov>
From: Yilun Cheng
Dear Ms. Ries,
Thank you very much for sending over the update! I completely understand that my request was too broad and would take your agency too long to complete. I am going to narrow down my request and revise it to the following:
Records relating to complaints submitted to OSHA regarding facilities maintained by Park View Rehab Center, LLC (inspection number: 1483790); Clearbrook (1483455); Community First Healthcare of Illinois, Inc. (inspection number: 1477929); FRIENDSHIP SENIOR OPTIONS, NFP (1478469); Anna Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC dba Integrity Healthcare of Anna (1476671); Butterfield Health Care VIII LLC dba Meadowbrook Manor (1474191); Geneva Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC (1474458); City View Multicare Center, LLC (1475125); Forty Six Twenty One Corporation Incorporated dba Mado Healthcare - Uptown (1474792); Little Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC (1477798); Concerto Renal Services LLC (1473120); Alden Terrace McHenry (1476177); Greystone Healthcare Management Corp. (1474331); Alden-Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Inc. (1488820); Presence Chicago Hospitals Network dba Amita Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago (1472284); Mission Care of Illinois, LLC (1472412).
You mentioned that there might be "like" establishment names, so I included the inspection numbers associated with the cases I am interested in. For each case, I am requesting the initial complaint, OSHA's administrative notes on the complaint, and inspection records. I will accept redactions in accordance to the law. Thank you very much and please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns!
best,
Yilun
From: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Have a nice weekend
Joanne M. Ries
Government Information Specialist
Ries.joanne@dol.gov<mailto:Ries.joanne@dol.gov>
From: Yilun Cheng
Dear Ms. Ries,
Thank you very much for sending over the documents! There is, however, an issue that I hope we could work together to resolve. I saw in the response letter that you have identified me as a commercial requester. I want to highlight that I am a member of the news media and am requesting these records for news research purposes. As I noted in my initial request, I am not an employee of MuckRock and am merely using MuckRock's FOIA-management platform to file this request.
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting a fee waiver because the subject of my requested records concerns government operations and activities, the disclosure will likely result in public understanding of the subject, the contribution to public understanding of government operations or activities will be significant, and I have no commercial interest in the disclosure.
Please let me know if you have any more questions. Could I please have an estimated date of completion for the remaining records that I requested? Thank you again for your help!
Best,
Yilun Cheng
From: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Dear Ms. Cheng,
Thank you for your request for records. I have received and reviewed your request for fee waiver. You have not supported your request to be categorized as a media requester. Also, you have not supported your request for a fee waiver in your previous two communications; therefore, you remain a commercial requester. Should you so desire, the Department of Justice (DOJ) publishes guidance regarding FOIA fee waiver and it is available to the public at FOIA Fee Waiver Policy Guidance | OIP | Department of Justice<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Foip%2Fblog%2Ffoia-update-new-fee-waiver-policy-guidance&data=04%7C01%7CRies.Joanne%40dol.gov%7C2361120c7acd4f0b011a08d8f43782a1%7C75a6305472044e0c9126adab971d4aca%7C0%7C0%7C637527866533640598%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VRT2CRaAxgIsKOk0y0iFoGXv%2FL7aMYiBovbl3094eiY%3D&reserved=0>.
Additionally, you have requested to know how long it will take to process your request. The time to process a request of this size varies based on the scope of the request. Different options regarding scope were outlined in our previous correspondence. When you provide further information regarding your desired scope, I will be able to give an estimate regarding the needed processing time.
Please review our previous correspondence and get back to me regarding scope, fee certification, and if warranted prepayment. Please note that the previous correspondence also needed response on or before April 2, 2021. As a courtesy, I am extending this deadline until April 6, 2021.
Should you wish to speak with me, please feel free to call me at 614-469-5298. I will be happy to discuss this matter with you further.
Have a safe and healthy evening,
Joanne M. Ries, Government Information Specialist
Ries.joanne@dol.gov<mailto:Ries.joanne@dol.gov>
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From: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Have a safe and healthy day.
Joanne M. Ries
Government Information Specialist
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