JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WA ·
OSHA Inspection: PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND - FORT LEWIS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND - FORT LEWIS in 9030 5TH STREET, JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WA 98433 (NAICS 923120). OSHA activity number 343707907.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND - FORT LEWIS
- Site address
- 9030 5TH STREET
- City
- JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98433
- Mailing
- 9030 5TH STREET, JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WA 98433
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 923120
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: (a) Break Room; A Keurig coffee/ tea maker and Haier microwave were plugged into a relocatable power tap (surge protector power strip). The UL listing states that relocatable power taps are designed for low amperage computer and audiovisual types of equipment, and not appliances. This exposes employees to possible electrical fire hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and unobstructed. Materials or equipment were placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. a) Exit Corridor/ Hallway outside Entomology Office C111C; Metal cabinets containing entomology specimens were stored in an exit route leading to an exit discharge door.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: a) Corridor adjacent to Room D101, Shipping/ Receiving; A Healthweigh Rice Lake scale was placed in front of the Buckeye fire extinguisher.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: a) Throughout the facility, Ansul Sentry and Buckeye fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly.
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 343707907.
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