TOMAH, WI —
OSHA Inspection: TOMAH V.A. MEDICAL CENTER
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of TOMAH V.A. MEDICAL CENTER in 500 EAST VETERANS STREET, TOMAH, WI 54660 (NAICS 923140). OSHA activity number 338999238.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TOMAH V.A. MEDICAL CENTER
- Site address
- 500 EAST VETERANS STREET
- City
- TOMAH
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54660
- Mailing
- 500 EAST VETERANS STREET, TOMAH, WI 54660
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 923140
- Employees
- 1000
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment: The employer did not perform a PPE hazard assessment of the chiller cleaning operation to determine what PPE would be necessary to reduce employee exposure to sulfamic acid. Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: The employer did not provide an eyewash station in the boiler room for an employee who was using caustic sulfamic acid to clean the water cooled condensers. Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: An employee working in the basement was not provided HAZCOM training on the sulfamic acid being used to clean the water cooled condensors. Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 338999238.
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