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OSHA Inspection: COVIDIEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COVIDIEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP in 60 MIDDLETOWN AVENUE, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473 (NAICS 339112). OSHA activity number 344045877.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
60 MIDDLETOWN AVENUE
City
NORTH HAVEN
State
CT
ZIP
06473
Mailing
60 MIDDLETOWN AVENUE MAIL STOP #7, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
339112
Employees
3200
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C05 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2019
Abate by
Nov 26, 2019
Penalty
Initial $9,472 · Current $6,600 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    ESTABLISHMENT: The employer did not ensure that authorized employees who were performing maintenance and/or repair of machines or equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Station 100 P3 Testing Equipment, Number 258957 were provided with locks, tags, or other equivalent devices to isolate and secure energy sources prior to performing the tasks.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $6600
  • — Z (S) $9472

1910.147 C06 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2019
Abate by
Jan 10, 2020
Penalty
Initial $9,472 · Current $6,600 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    ESTABLISHMENT: The employer did not ensure that a periodic inspection of the specific energy control procedures of machines/equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Station 100 P3 Testing Equipment, Number 258957 was conducted at least annually.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $6600
  • — Z (S) $9472

1910.147 C07 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2019
Abate by
Jan 10, 2020
Penalty
Initial $9,472 · Current $6,600 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by authorized, affected, and other employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by authorized employees:     ESTABLISHMENT: The employer did not ensure that the authorized employees who were required to perform maintenance and/or repair of machines or equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Station 100 P3 Testing Equipment, Number 258957 were provided with training and information on the hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $6600
  • — Z (S) $9472

1910.147 D02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2019
Abate by
Dec 11, 2019
Penalty
Initial $13,260 · Current $10,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown was not utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.    ESTABLISHMENT: The employer did not ensure through providing specific instructions, visual observation and/or other effective means that the Station 100 P3 Testing Equipment, Number 258957 was turned off and locked out prior to two (2) authorized employees were performing tasks, such as (but not limited to) manually cleaning the sensor of the equipment.    On or about 05/26/19, while one of employees was performing the above task, the above equipment inadvertently started resulting the employee to sustain a partial amputation of the tip of the left middle finger.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $10200
  • — Z (S) $13260

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 344045877.

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