NORTH HAVEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: COVIDIEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COVIDIEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- Site address
- 60 MIDDLETOWN AVENUE
- City
- NORTH HAVEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06473
- Mailing
- 60 MIDDLETOWN AVENUE MAIL STOP #7, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 339112
- Employees
- 3200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C05 I
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,472 · Current $6,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,472 · Current $6,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,472 · Current $6,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $10,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
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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 344045877.
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