POMONA, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. DBA BARR LABORATORIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. DBA BARR LABORATORIES, INC. in 223 QUAKER ROAD, POMONA, NY 10970 (NAICS 325412). OSHA activity number 339914780.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 223 QUAKER ROAD
- City
- POMONA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10970
- Mailing
- 223 QUAKER ROAD, POMONA, NY 10970
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 325412
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and/or face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: a) Laboratory 1005: An employee heating a potassium cyanide solution was exposed to potassium cyanide that reacted by violently erupting out of a beaker and hitting the employee in the face and mouth. The employee was not required to wear appropriate eye and face protection (e.g., chemical splash goggles and face shield) when performing this procedure; on or about 7/8/14. b) Laboratory 1005 - Walk-In Hood: Employees dispensed acetonitrile and methanol and were not required to wear appropriate eye protection (e.g., chemical splash goggles or equivalent) ; on or about 7/10/14. c) Laboratory 1005: Employees who poured and dispensed various hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to acetonitrile, methanol, 0.1N hydrochloric acid solutions, etc. were not required to wear appropriate eye protection (e.g., chemical splash goggles or equivalent); on or about 7/10/14.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $4250
1910.1450 E03 I
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(i): The employer's Chemical Hygiene Plan did not include the standard operating procedures relevant to safety and health considerations to be followed when laboratory work involved the use of hazardous chemicals: a) Laboratory 1005: The chemical hygiene plan did not include standard operating procedures for applying heat to potassium cyanide solutions and the potential hazards associated with this process; on or about 7/8/14.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $4250
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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 339914780.
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