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OSHA Inspection: VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM in 1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY, SEATTLE, WA 98108 (NAICS 622310). OSHA activity number 342174703.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY
City
SEATTLE
State
WA
ZIP
98108
Mailing
1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY, SEATTLE, WA 98108
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
622310
Employees
3000
Ownership type
D

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2017
Abate by
Aug 25, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  A)    In room 628 a researcher was working with radio active phosphorous isotopes and was not wearing a lab coat.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.305 B02 I

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2017
Abate by
Aug 25, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  A)     In building one room B16 a metal outlet strip that was mounted to the wall, was missing a metal cover, exposing the conductors inside the metal strip.      B)     In building 27 room 109, there were electrical boxes that did not have covers that were secured.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.305 E02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2017
Abate by
Aug 25, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.305(e)(2): Switches, circuit breakers and switchboards installed in wet locations were not enclosed in weatherproof enclosures:  A)     In the emergency room area, there was a decontamination room which was designed to wash off patients quickly but the electrical wiring in the room was not designed for a wet location.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.305 G01 IV A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  A)    In room 618 the blast washing facility, there was a power strip used as a permanent outlet box connected electrical equipment in the room.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

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