TACOMA, WA —
OSHA Inspection: VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM- AMERICAN LAKE DIVISION
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM- AMERICAN LAKE DIVISION in 9600 VETERANS DRIVE, TACOMA, WA 98493 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 344251459.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 9600 VETERANS DRIVE
- City
- TACOMA
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98493
- Mailing
- 9600 VETERANS DRIVE MAIL STOP 002-SAFE, TACOMA, WA 98493
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 622110
- Employees
- 600
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.141 G02
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials: A) At the American Lake Veteran's Hospital, in the electrician's shop, the employer had lead solder flux stored in the same area where employees prepared and consumed food.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 D01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI): A) The pipe fitters for the plumbing shop at the American Lake Veteran's Hospital welded on stainless steel, but the employer had not performed an initial employee assessment to make sure they were not exposed to chromium VI above the permissible exposure limit.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: A) In the electrical shop at the VA hospital at American Lake, there was welding flux that was found to contain lead in it, and the employer did not have the safety data sheet for the material.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 344251459.
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