TACOMA, WA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER SCIENCE CENTER
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER SCIENCE CENTER in 934 BROADWAY STREET SUITE 300, TACOMA, WA 98402 (NAICS 924110). OSHA activity number 341190528.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER SCIENCE CENTER
- Site address
- 934 BROADWAY STREET SUITE 300
- City
- TACOMA
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98402
- Mailing
- 934 BROADWAY STREET SUITE 300, TACOMA, WA 98402
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 924110
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: a) Isotope Lab; A wash bottle of 5% hydrochloric acid in water was not labeled. It was in a wash bottle container with a flammable symbol warning. The correct corrosive hazard label warning was not used. b) Main Laboratory; A wash bottle of methanol was not labeled. The hazard label warning was unreadable.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 341190528.
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