SEATTLE, WA —
OSHA Inspection: VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY
- City
- SEATTLE
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98108
- Mailing
- 1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY, SEATTLE, WA 98108
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
- 622310
- Employees
- 3000
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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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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 342174703.
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