EPA v. HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER INC
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$35,000
Case summary
RESPONDENTS' NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS INCLUDE: (1) FAILURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER MEDICAL WASTE GENERATED WAS REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE ; (2) FAILURE TO PREPARE A TRACKING FORM OF EACH SHIPMENT; (3) FAILURE TO PROPERLY PACKAGE AND (4) FAILURE TO PROPERLY LABEL REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE. ******************** FACILITY ADDRESS: 30 PROSPECT AVE HACKENSACK, NJ 07601 ******************** OWNERSHIP: P
Defendants (1)
- HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
30 PROSPECT AVENUE, HACKENSACK, NJ, 076011915
Registry ID: 110000802454
HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
30 PROSPECT AVENUE, HACKENSACK, NJ, 076011915
Registry ID: 110000802454
Statutes cited
- MWTA 259I — Medical Waste Tracking Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER INCentered 1991-12-18
Primary law: MWTA
Federal penalty: $35,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1990-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1990-10-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-12-18Final Order Issued
- 1991-12-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3933
- Case number
- 02-1990-0208
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- AWTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Medical Waste Tracking Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1990-0208 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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