NEWARK, DE —
OSHA Inspection: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. in 500 GBC DRIVE (BUILDING 700) GLASGOW BUSINESS COMMUNITY, NEWARK, DE 19702 (NAICS 325413). OSHA activity number 342464211.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
- Site address
- 500 GBC DRIVE (BUILDING 700) GLASGOW BUSINESS COMMUNITY
- City
- NEWARK
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19702
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 6101, NEWARK, DE 19702
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
- 325413
- Employees
- 1400
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1450 E03
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,889 · Current $4,889
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3): The Chemical Hygiene Plan did not indicate specific measures that the employer will take to ensure laboratory employee protection: a) Global Assay Development Lab (GAD Lab No. 346) - On or about July 12, 2017, the employer failed to provide specific information on measures to be taken for the safe disposal of wash buffer to an employee who was exposed to a toxic fume by inhalation as the wash buffer was mixed with chlorine bleach and then poured into and washed down a stainless steel laboratory sink.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4889
- — Z (S) $4889
1910.1450 E03 I
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Global Assay Development Lab (GAD Lab No. 346) - On or about July 12, 2017, the employer failed to provide standard operating procedures that adequately addressed the potential for incompatible mixing during the defined waste disposal process for an employee who was exposed to a toxic fume by inhalation as wash buffer was mixed with chlorine bleach and then poured into and washed down a stainless steel laboratory sink.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1450 F04 I C
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1450(f)(4)(i)(C): Employee training did not include the measures employees could take to protect themselves from the physical and health hazards of chemicals in the work area, including specific procedures implemented to protect employees from hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used: (a) Global Assay Development Lab (GAD Lab No. 346) - On or about July 12, 2017, the employer failed to provide training on specific procedures for the safe disposal of wash buffer to an employee who was exposed to a toxic fume by inhalation as the wash buffer was mixed with chlorine bleach and then poured into and washed down a stainless steel laboratory sink.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 342464211.
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