ANDOVER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: MORPHO DETECTION, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of MORPHO DETECTION, LLC in 23 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER, MA 01810 (NAICS 334516). OSHA activity number 342298221.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MORPHO DETECTION, LLC
- Site address
- 23 FRONTAGE ROAD
- City
- ANDOVER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01810
- Mailing
- 23 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER, MA 01810
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 334516
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1450 E03 I
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(i): The employer's Chemical Hygiene Plan did not include the standard operating procedures relevant to safety and health considerations to be followed when laboratory work involved the use of hazardous chemicals: a) 23 Frontage Road, Andover MA 01810. On or about May 1, 2017, the employer did not ensure that their chemical hygiene plan included standard operating procedures for the disposal of incompatible wastes. Nitric and hydrochloric acids were mixed together in a vessel that previously contained organic materials, ultimately resulting in the explosion of the vessel in which the acids were kept. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1904.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.1450 E04
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(4): The employer did not review and evaluate the effectiveness of the Chemical Hygiene Plan at least annually and update it as necessary: a) 23 Frontage Road, Andover MA 01810. On or about May 1, 2017, the employer did not review and evaluate the effectiveness of the chemical hygiene plan at least annually, and did not update the program as necessary. The program was last reviewed in 2011. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1904.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
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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 342298221.
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