DURHAM, NC —
OSHA Inspection: DUKE UNIVERSITY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of DUKE UNIVERSITY in LEVINE RESEARCH CENTER, DURHAM, NC 27710 (NAICS 611310). OSHA activity number 311934616.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DUKE UNIVERSITY
- Site address
- LEVINE RESEARCH CENTER
- City
- DURHAM
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27710
- Mailing
- DUMC BOX 3914, DURHAM, NC 27710
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 611310
- SIC code (legacy)
- 8221
- Employees
- 288
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to steam hazards when not provided with written operation and maintenance procedures: a)establishment, Levine Science Research Center, mechanical room C04 - where employees were not provided with operation and maintenance procedures for the steam pipe system when required to work with steam lines. On or about May 14, 2008, an employee was fatally injured when starting up the steam line system when the high pressure (> 15 PSIG) steam line ruptured. Abatement note: One feasible and acceptable abatement method is to develop written operation and maintenance procedures for piping systems deemed necessary to ensure safe facility operations. Reference: ASME B31.1 - 2007 Power Piping, Chapter VII Operation and Maintenance.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $6300.00
95012901
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to steam hazards when not provided with written test procedures for steam traps: a)establishment, throughout - where employees were not provided with written test procedures for the steam traps when required to perform testing activities on the steam traps. Abatement note: One feasible and acceptable abatement method is to develop written test procedures for steam traps deemed necessary to ensure safe facility operations. Reference: ASME PTC 39-2005 Steam Traps, Performance Test Codes, Section 3.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $6300.00
1910.36 B02
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $6300.00
1910.36 D01
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $1225.00
1910.36 E02
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $6300.00
1910.37 A04
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $4900.00
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $2,450 · Current $3,500
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3500.00
- — Z (S) $2450.00
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $1225.00
1910.147 F03 II
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2008
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 311934616.
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