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OSHA Inspection: NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - CHINA LAKE FIRE SUPPRESSION SHOP

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - CHINA LAKE FIRE SUPPRESSION SHOP in BUILDING 01483, RIDGECREST, CA 93555 (NAICS 928110). OSHA activity number 342415551.

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Site address
BUILDING 01483
City
RIDGECREST
State
CA
ZIP
93555
Mailing
429 EAST BOWEN AVENUE STOP 4007, RIDGECREST, CA 93555
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (A)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
928110
Employees
8
Ownership type
Federal government (D)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.253 B04 III

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 5, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet:  Employees working near the front entrance of the building were exposed to fire and explosion hazards in that an oxygen cylinder was stored next to an acetylene cylinder and less than five feet from a propane cylinder.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.1200 F06 II

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 5, 2017
Abate by
Jan 2, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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    Employees working in the fire suppression shop were exposed to fire and explosion hazards in that a compressed gas cylinder, likely containing propane, was not labeled to indicate the contents of the container.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

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