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Improper Hand Hygiene and Sanitizer Use During Meal Preparation

Henryetta, Oklahoma Survey Completed on 01-20-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to prepare and handle food in a manner that minimized the risk of infection and cross-contamination during the noon meal service, which served approximately 80 residents. During a kitchen tour, dietary aide (DA) #1 was observed preparing puréed dessert while also carrying a bucket of sanitizing water to a sink located beside the prep table used for puréed food. After dumping the sanitizing water into the sink, DA #1 placed the bucket on the prep table next to the food processor used for food preparation. Later, DA #1 was observed wiping down a prep table with a rag from the sanitizing bucket and then handling food trays without performing hand hygiene.

In a separate observation, cook #1 removed a large sheet pan of burritos from the oven using a sanitizing rag as a potholder and then proceeded to prepare meal trays without washing their hands. The dietary manager (DM) later stated that staff should have washed their hands and should not have had the sanitizing bucket or rag in the area where food was being prepared.