NEW BEDFORD, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: OPTIMUM LABS INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of OPTIMUM LABS INC. in 413 COUNTY STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740 (NAICS 621511). OSHA activity number 339543985.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OPTIMUM LABS INC.
- Site address
- 413 COUNTY STREET
- City
- NEW BEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02740
- Mailing
- 413 COUNTY STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
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
- 621511
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1030 C01 I
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,570 · Current $2,499 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure: Laboratory: The employer did not develop and implement an exposure control plan where employees are potentially exposed to blood or other potentially infectious material.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2499
- · Z (S) $3570
1910.1030 D02 IX
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,517 · Current $1,062 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(ix): Eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balm, and handling contact lenses was not prohibited in work areas where there was a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure: Laboratory: The employer did not ensure that employees did not eat, drink, and the apply lip balm in work areas where employees handle urine samples.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1061.9
- · Z (S) $1517
1910.1030 D03 I
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,570 · Current $2,499 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i): When there was occupational exposure, the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields, masks, eye proretection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices: Laboratory: Employer did not provide face protection when employees are exposed to splash hazards when handling urine samples.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2499
- · Z (S) $3570
1910.1030 D03 IV
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,666 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iv): The employer did not clean, launder, or dispose of personal protective equipment required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(d) and (e), at no cost to the employee: Laboratory: The employer did not provide employees with laundry service for lab coats worn when handling urine samples.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1666
- · Z (S) $2380
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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 339543985.
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