SEATTLE, WA ·
OSHA Inspection: VETERAN AFFAIRS PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VETERAN AFFAIRS PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM in 1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY, SEATTLE, WA 98108 (NAICS 923140). OSHA activity number 339124034.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VETERAN AFFAIRS PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
- Site address
- 1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY
- City
- SEATTLE
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98108
- Mailing
- 1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY, SEATTLE, WA 98108
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 923140
- Employees
- 2500
- Ownership type
- Federal government (D)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1030 D02 XIV
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(xiv): Equipment which became contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials was not decontaminated as necessary: a) Sterile Processing Services and Biomedical Engineering; The insides of damaged Olympus brand endoscopes were not washed or sterilized before employee handling and shipping.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1030 D02 XIV A
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(xiv)(A): A readily observable label, as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(H), was not attached to the equipment stating which portions remain contaminated: a) Sterile Processing Services and Biomedical Engineering; The insides of damaged Olympus brand endoscopes were not washed or sterilized before employee handling and shipping and there was not a label stating which portions remain contaminated.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1030 D02 XIV B
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(xiv)(B): The employer did not ensure that information was conveyed to all affected employees, the servicing representative, and/or the manufacturer, as appropriate, prior to handling, servicing or shipping of equipment that was contaminated so that appropriate precautions were taken: a) Sterile Processing Services and Biomedical Engineering; The insides of damaged Olympus brand endoscopes were not washed or sterilized before shipping to the manufacturer and this information was not disseminated to the manufacturer.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1030 D03 IX
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(ix): Gloves were not worn when handling or touching contaminated items or surfaces: a) Sterile Processing Services and Biomedical Engineering; The insides of damaged Olympus brand endoscopes were not washed or sterilized before employee handling. Employees in biomedical engineering typically handled the damaged endoscopes without gloves.
Recent events (1)
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339124034.
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