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OSHA Inspection: OKULEY'S PHARMACY & HOME MEDICAL, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of OKULEY'S PHARMACY & HOME MEDICAL, INC. in 1201 E. SECOND ST., DEFIANCE, OH 43512 (NAICS 446110). OSHA activity number 344726088.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
1201 E. SECOND ST.
City
DEFIANCE
State
OH
ZIP
43512
Mailing
1201 E. SECOND ST., DEFIANCE, OH 43512
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
446110
Employees
14
Ownership type
Private (A)

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.106 E06 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 19, 2020
Penalty
Initial $3,856 · Current $2,550 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), was dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected.     Okuley's Pharmacy and Home Medical, Inc. - Defiance, Ohio: On or about April 1, 2020, the employer did not ensure a 55-gallon drum of Category 2 flammable liquid, isopropyl alcohol, was properly grounded and bonded as it was being dispensed into portable containers.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2550
  • · Z (S) $3856

1910.307 C

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 17, 2020
Penalty
Initial $5,398 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    Okuley's Pharmacy and Home Medical, Inc. - Defiance, Ohio: On or about April 15, 2020, the employer did not provide electrical equipment, to manufacture sanitizer, that was either intrinsically safe, approved for Class I locations, or safe for Class I locations.  Employees were exposed to fire hazards while using an electrical Liberty portable transfer pump (model 331) in a lab area to filter and transfer ethyl alcohol.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $5398

1910.133 A01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 19, 2020
Penalty
Initial $2,313 · Current $1,846 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    Okuley's Pharmacy and Home Medical, Inc. - Defiance, Ohio: On or about April 15, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees who handled chemicals, used to make sanitizer, wore eye protection.  Employees were exposed to eye injury from chemical vapor and splash.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1846
  • · Z (S) $2313

1910.1200 H01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 19, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 10601560

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    Okuley's Pharmacy and Home Medical, Inc. - Defiance, Ohio: On or about April 1, 2020, the employer did not provide training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, isopropanol and ethyl alcohol.  Employees were exposed to fire hazards, irritation to the skin and respiratory tract, and eye irritation or damage when handling the chemical to make sanitizer.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.1200 E01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 26, 2020
Penalty
Initial $3,084 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 10601560

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Okuley's Pharmacy and Home Medical, Inc. - Defiance, Ohio: On or about April 1, 2020, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program that informed employees of physical and chemical hazards of substances such as, but not limited to, ethyl alcohol and isopropanol, which may lead to eye, skin, and respiratory irritation and/or burn injuries.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $3084

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 344726088.

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