OSHA Inspection: VETERANS AFFAIRS: PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

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Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1):     On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.    A)     At the Seattle VA hospital shop, a loft above the lock shop was used for storage, but there was no load rating posted.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent):    A)     The storage loft above the lock shop at the Seattle Veteran's hospital did not have guardrails erected to protect employees from falling.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1):     Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route.    A)     In Room 719 of the research section located at the Seattle VA hospital, the door was designed to be locked from both sides, and there was no emergency lighting in the room to illuminate the emergency exit button that was located adjacent to the door.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.176(b):     Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:    A)     In the warehouse section of the Seattle VA Hospital, there were several storage racks that were damaged to the point that many of the members were showing signs of serious structural fatigue.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    A)   In the maintenance shop for the research section of the Seattle VA hospital, there was a metal lathe that did not have a chuck guard.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2):     The safety guard did not cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections:    A)     In the research maintenance shop, at the Seattle VA Hospital, there was a bench grinder that was missing the spindle guard.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 11, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    A)     In research shop, and the pump room, there were bench grinders that did not have properly adjusted work rests.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 11, 2012

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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)     In shops at the Seattle VA Hospital, the tongue guards for bench grinders were adjusted to have a larger gap than 1/4 of an inch from the guard to the wheel's surface.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 11, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.215(d)(3):     The contact surface(s) of wheel(s), blotter(s) or flange(s) on grinding machine(s) were not flat and free or foreign matter:    A)      Grinders used in shops at the Seattle VA hospital had grinding wheels that were contaminated with foreign material, and in some cases grooved.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A):     For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening whwere they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:    A)     At the Seattle VA hospital in room 606, access to the breaker panels for class III lasers was blocked with stored items.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 11, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i):     Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    A)     In the loading bay of the warehouse, at the Seattle VA hospital, there was an electrical outlet box that had come loose from its anchor points int the wall, and had been pulled out so that wires were visible.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 11, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4):     Snap switches mounted in boxes did not have faceplates installed so as to completely cover the opening and seat against the finished surface:    A) In the pump room at the Seattle VA Hospital, there was a light switch that did not have a cover plate.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Dec 11, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):     Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    A)     An electrical outlet in building 11 room 5 did not have a faceplate.

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Nov 14, 2012

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):     Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    A) in the food preparation area of the Biomed repair lab, employees had a microwave oven plugged into a low voltage relocatable power tap.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

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29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(2):     The radiation area(s) were not conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol described in 29 CFR 1910.1096(e)(1) and the words:  "Caution, Radiation Area":    A) In the spinal cord injury area at the Seattle VA Hospital, there was a room with an x-ray machine that did not have a caution sign posted on the entrance.    B) in the bronchology clinic at the Seattle VA hospital, there was a room with an x-ray machine, that  did not have a caution sign posted on the entrance to the room.

Issued

Nov 14, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1):     The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    A)     In the welding shop at the Seattle VA hospital, employees perform welding operations on stainless steel equipment, and the employer has not deteremined if employees are exposed to chromium (VI) fumes above the permissible exposure limit for an 8 hour time weighted average.