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OSHA Inspection: U.S. FOREST SERVICE OLYMPIA FORESTRY SCIENCE LABORATORY

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of U.S. FOREST SERVICE OLYMPIA FORESTRY SCIENCE LABORATORY in 3625 93 AVE. SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98512 (NAICS 541710). OSHA activity number 331110478.

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Site address
3625 93 AVE. SW
City
OLYMPIA
State
WA
ZIP
98512
Mailing
3625 93 AVE. SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98512
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
541710
Employees
26
Ownership type
D

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Feb 7, 2012
Abate by
Feb 29, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rests were not kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage.    A)     In the workshop at the US Forest service forestry Lab facility, there was a bench grinder that had its work rest 1/2 inch from the surface of the grinding wheel.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 5 20 exposed
Issued
Feb 7, 2012
Abate by
Feb 29, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    A)     The distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of theperipheral member at the top exceeded one-fourth inch.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.215 D03

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Feb 7, 2012
Abate by
Feb 29, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.215(d)(3):     All contact surfaces of wheels, blotters and flanges were not flat and free of foreign matter.    A)     In the workshop, there was a  bench grinder that had large amounts of metal along the surface of the grinding wheel.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.305 G01 IV C

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 7, 2012
Abate by
Feb 29, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(C)  Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables were used through doorways, windows, or similar openings.    A)  At the storage building at the US Forest Service Forestry Lab, a flexible cord was used to keep a diesel engine warm, while running from an inside outlet, through a shutter door, that was kept closed on top of the cord.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.1048 D01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Feb 7, 2012
Abate by
Mar 21, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i):     The employer did not monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde.    A)     At the US Forest Service Forestry lab, employees used formaldehyde solutions, but the employer had not performed any monitoring to determine if employees were overexposed to airborne formaldehyde vapors.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

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