DETROIT, MI —
OSHA Inspection: VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION in 4646 JOHN R. STREET, DETROIT, MI 48201 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 335882981.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
- Site address
- 4646 JOHN R. STREET
- City
- DETROIT
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 48201
- Mailing
- 4646 JOHN R. STREET, DETROIT, MI 48201
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 1947
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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): On or about August 20, 2012, the employer failed to ensure open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were guarded with standard railings or equivalent. Employees used a platform to dump trash into a trash compactor and were not protected from fall hazards of approximately 53 inches.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) as required by 1960.8(b): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: On or about August 20, 2012, the trash compactor near the loading docks was not identified as a permit required confined space. The Veterans Health Administration was previously cited for a violation of this standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) on November 3, 2010, Inspection # 312893340, dated December 1, 2010 of Settlement, and abated by labeling all permit spaces and training affected employees.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (R) $0
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) as required by 1960.8(b): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: On or about August 20, 2012, The trash compactor near the loading docks not labeled with danger signs or other effective means. The Veterans Health Administration was previously cited for a violation of this standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) on November 3, 2010, Inspection # 312893340, dated December 1, 2010 of Settlement, and abated by labeling all permit spaces and training affected employees.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (R) $0
1910.1030 H05 I
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5)(i): The employer did not establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps: On or about August 20, 2012, the employer failed to maintain a sharps injury log which contained the minimum information for each incident. The sharps injury log shall contain, at a minimum: (a) The type and brand of device involved in the incident, (b) The department or work area where the exposure incident occurred, and (c) An explanation of how the incident occurred.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 335882981.
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