SAGINAW, MI —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, ALEDA E. LUTZ VA MEDICAL CENTER
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, ALEDA E. LUTZ VA MEDICAL CENTER in 1500 WEISS STREET, SAGINAW, MI 48602 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 339669186.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, ALEDA E. LUTZ VA MEDICAL CENTER
- Site address
- 1500 WEISS STREET
- City
- SAGINAW
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 48602
- Mailing
- 1500 WEISS STREET, SAGINAW, MI 48602
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 622110
- Employees
- 1000
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1001 J07 IV
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv) as required by 1960.8(b): The employer did not provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) and/or other asbestos-containing material (ACM), an asbestos awareness training course: At the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, employees were exposed to PACM and ACM during cleanup operations such as sweeping and wiping up dusts, paint chips, and related debris generated from maintenance-related tasks, and the employer failed to provide an asbestos awareness course.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 D03 X
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(x) as required by 1960.8(b): Masks in combination with eye protection devices, such as goggles or glasses with solid side shields, or chin-length face shields, were not worn whenever splashes, spray, spatter or droplets of blood or other potentially infectious materials may be generated and eye, nose or mouth contamination can be reasonably anticipated: In the laboratory, employees were exposed to blood splashes and droplets when handling open containers of blood specimens, transferring blood between containers, and performing testing on blood specimens, and the employer did not ensure masks in combination with eye protection devices were worn.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 D04 II A
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(ii)(A) as required by 1960.8(b): Contaminated work surfaces were not decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant after completion of procedures: a. At the blood bank station in the laboratory, employees were exposed to blood contaminated work surfaces, and the employer did not ensure that surfaces were decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant. b. At the I-stat station in the laboratory, employees were exposed to blood contaminated work surfaces, and the employer did not ensure that surfaces were decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.29 B01
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) as required by 1960.8(b): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation: At the Aleda E Lutz VA Medical Center, the employer failed to enter a check mark in the column J boxes for recordable injuries and illnesses that did not result in days away, restricted, or transferred cases on the 2014 OSHA Form 300 as required by 1904.7(b)(5).
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — 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 339669186.
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