OAK LAWN, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL in 4440 WEST 95TH STREET, OAK LAWN, IL 60453 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 339034126.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL
- Site address
- 4440 WEST 95TH STREET
- City
- OAK LAWN
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60453
- Mailing
- 4440 WEST 95TH STREET, OAK LAWN, IL 60453
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 2000
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 E07 I B
- Issued
- May 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(b): Locations where flammable vapor-air mixtures may exist under normal operations shall be classified Class I, Division 1 according to the requirements of subpart S of this part. For those pieces of equipment installed in accordance with subparagraph (3)(v)(b) of this paragraph, the Division 1 area shall extend 5 feet in all directions from all points of vapor liberation. All areas within pits shall be classified Division 1 if any part of the pit is within a Division 1 or 2 classified area, unless the pit is provided with mechanical ventilation. a. On or about May 1, 2013, in the lab, slides cassettes were washed in an open top container of methanol, a Class 1B flammable. An ordinary electrical outlet was within five feet of the washing process, thereby exposing the employees to possible fires and smoke inhalation.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- May 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks). a. On or about May 1, 2013, in the lab area, the employee was provided a half mask respirator but was not medically evaluated or trained in a respirator program.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339034126.
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