IRVING, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS in 1915 HURD DRIVE, IRVING, TX 75038 (NAICS 339112). OSHA activity number 344650767.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS
- Site address
- 1915 HURD DRIVE
- City
- IRVING
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75038
- Mailing
- 1915 HURD DRIVE, IRVING, TX 75038
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 339112
- Employees
- 1100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control: a) The employer did not fully document the training of the authorized employee regarding affixing a lockout and tagout device to each energy isolating device on or about February 14, 2020 while performing work on Air Handler unit #6 which devices were required to be affixed by the employers lockout and tagout procedure for the Air Handler unit #6.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $13494
- · Z (S) $13494
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 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: a) On or about February 14, 2020 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13494
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) The employer did not protect employees from on-going nip points created by rotating pulleys. This violation occurred on or about February 14, 2020, and at times prior thereto; when employees, who serviced, maintained, and/or repaired on Air handler units in mechanical room were exposed to the unguarded pulleys: a. In LC8: 12 Air handler units, 24 motors with 24 unguarded pulleys. b. In LC2: 17 Air handler units, 34 motors with 34 unguarded pulleys.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13494
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2020
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts were seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that Where both runs of a horizontal belt were 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt was not fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this 1910.219, and where both runs of horizontal belts were seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, a guard that extended at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height was not provided: a) The employer did not protect employees from contacting horizontal belts with guards which are fully enclosed, or extend at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height. This violation occurred on or about February 14, 2020, and at times prior thereto; when employees were exposed to the unguarded belts on each of the fifty eight (58) belts on Air handler units in the LC8 and LC2.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344650767.
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