VANCOUVER, WA —
OSHA Inspection: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE in 500 WEST 12TH STREET SUITE 110, VANCOUVER, WA 98660 (NAICS 926110). OSHA activity number 340650613.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
- Site address
- 500 WEST 12TH STREET SUITE 110
- City
- VANCOUVER
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98660
- Mailing
- 500 WEST 12TH STREET SUITE 110, VANCOUVER, WA 98660
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 926110
- Employees
- 31
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: (a) Work Station #31; A white surge protector was plugged into another white surge protector. The UL listing states that relocatable power taps (surge protectors) are designed to be plugged into an outlet, and not daisy chained and plugged into other relocatable power taps or extension cords. This exposes employees to possible electrical fire hazards. (b) Work Station#14; A Heat Stream brand heater rated at 12.5 amps was plugged into a surge protector rated at 12 amps. The UL listing states that relocatable power taps (surge protectors) are designed for low amperage computer and audiovisual types of equipment, and not appliances. This exposes employees to possible electrical fire hazards. The Internal Revenue Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 962602, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 18, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at Bellingham, WA. The Internal Revenue Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 428412, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 14, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at Seattle, WA. The Internal Revenue Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 425545, citation number 1, item number 1and was affirmed as a final order on November 7, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at Seattle, WA.
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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 340650613.
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