OSHA Inspection: VIVOPHARM, LLC

Issued

Apr 8, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    (a) vivoPharm, LLC, 1214 Research Boulevard, Suite 1050, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania - Employees used hazardous chemicals including formalin (which can cause severe eye burns) and liquid nitrogen (which can cause severe deep thermal burns to the eye), and the employer did not require employees to wear safety goggles, exposing employees to a splash hazard to the eyes, on or about February 5, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Apr 8, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace covered by this standard did not monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:    (a) Histology (Room 112) and Procedure Room (Room G103) - Employees used formalin for the fixation of tissues, and the employer had not done workplace monitoring to determine employees' exposures to formaldehyde, on or about February 5, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Apr 8, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(1): The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to formaldehyde participated in a training program:    (a) Histology (Room 112) and Procedure Room (Room G103) - Employees used formalin for the fixation of tissues, and the employer did not assure that employees participated in a training program on formaldehyde, on or about February 5, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Apr 8, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(i)(3): When there was a possibility that an employee's eyes could be splashed with solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater formaldehyde, the employer did not provide acceptable eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:    (a) Procedure Room (Room G103) - Employees used 10% neutral buffered formalin (which contained 3.7 percent to 4 percent formaldehyde) when doing imaging, and the employer did not provide an eyewash within the immediate work area for emergency use, on or about October 1, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Apr 8, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a) vivoPharm, LLC, 1214 Research Boulevard, Suite 1050, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania - The employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program, and the employer required employees, designated to weigh lenalidomide on the analytical balance, to wear Sperian SAF-T-FIT Plus N1115 Molded Cup N95 particulate respirators, on or about October 14, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Apr 8, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a) vivoPharm, LLC, 1214 Research Boulevard, Suite 1050, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania - The employer required employees to reuse Sperian SAF-T-FIT Plus N1115 Molded Cup N95 particulate respirators.  Employees who reused these respirators stored the used respirators in a drawer where the respirators could touch each other and therefore contaminate each other, on or about October 14, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement

Issued

Apr 8, 2015

Abate by

May 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(1): Where hazardous chemicals were used in the workplace, the employer did not develop and carry out the provisions of a written Chemical Hygiene Plan which was capable of protecting employees from health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals:  (a) vivoPharm, LLC, 1214 Research Boulevard, Suite 1050, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania - Employees used a variety of hazardous chemicals on a laboratory scale, including, but not limited to, formalin (a carcinogen and sensitizer), Kolliphor HS 15 (a sensitizer), and lenalidomide (a likely teratogen), and the employer has not developed a written Chemical Hygiene Plan, on or about February 5, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.