SEATTLE, WA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES in 915 SECOND AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, SEATTLE, WA 98174 (NAICS 923140). OSHA activity number 336800982.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 915 SECOND AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR
- City
- SEATTLE
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98174
- Mailing
- 915 SECOND AVENUE, ROOM 1086, SEATTLE, WA 98174
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 923140
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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) A white relocatable power tap was plugged into a gray relocatable power tap under an IT cubicle. The UL listing states that relocatable power taps are designed to be plugged into an outlet, and not daisy chained and plugged into other relocatable power taps or extension cords. This exposes employees to possible electrical fire hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": (a) The Server rooms exit door did not have an exit sign.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.37 B04
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent: (a) The IT Office Area did not have a line-of-sight view to an exit sign or direction of travel sign.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.37 B05
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet): (a) The Server room entrance door could have been mistaken for an exit door, and was not marked with a sign reading Not an Exit or Server Room .
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 336800982.
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