EL PASO, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: STERIS APPLIED STERILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of STERIS APPLIED STERILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES in 1441 DON HASKINS, EL PASO, TX 79936 (NAICS 561910). OSHA activity number 344640727.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STERIS APPLIED STERILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES
- Site address
- 1441 DON HASKINS
- City
- EL PASO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79936
- Mailing
- 1441 DON HASKINS, EL PASO, TX 79936
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 561910
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C05 II D
- Issued
- May 22, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $12,145 · Current $9,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(D): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i) but there was a hazardous atmosphere within the space while an employee was inside the space: On or about December 26, 2019, the employer did not ensure an employee welding inside a tank had a safe atmosphere within the space. This condition exposed the employee to health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9000
- · Z (S) $12145
1910.146 C05 II H
- Issued
- May 22, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $12,145 · Current $9,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(H): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i), but the employer did not verify that the space was safe for entry and that the measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii: On or about December 26, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees had completed a written entry permit prior to engaging in welding operations within a tank. This condition exposed employees to health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9000
- · Z (S) $12145
1910.146 K03
- Issued
- May 22, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $12,145 · Current $9,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): Whenever an authorized entrant entered a permit space to perform rescue services, retrieval systems or methods were not used to facilitated non-entry: On or about December 26, 2019, the employer did not ensure appropriate rescue equipment was onsite and ready to use prior to engaging welding operations within a tank. This condition exposed employees to health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9000
- · Z (S) $12145
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344640727.
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