GRETNA, LA —
OSHA Inspection: OCTAPHARMA PLASMA INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of OCTAPHARMA PLASMA INC. in 665 BEHRMAN HWY, GRETNA, LA 70056 (NAICS 621991). OSHA activity number 344900147.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- OCTAPHARMA PLASMA INC.
- Site address
- 665 BEHRMAN HWY
- City
- GRETNA
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70056
- Mailing
- 665 BEHRMAN HWY, GRETNA, LA 70056
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 621991
- Employees
- 27
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $10,922 Reduced
0530
General-duty citation text
29 CFR OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to asphyxiation hazards: On or about 08/24/2020, at the plasma laboratory; employees entering a walk-in freezer where large quantities of dry ice was being stored were exposed to unsafe levels of carbon dioxide gas. Recommended Abatement Action: 1. Re-train the employees on the hazards associated with dry ice. 2. Establish a buddy system that requires at least one person is always outside the walk in freezers, when another employee enters the freezers. 3. Ensure that CO2 readings are reduced to safe levels before employees enter or work is to be performed in freezers containing dry ice per CGA G-6.9-2019 by implementing a ventilation procedure sufficient for the amount of dry ice stored in the freezers. 4. Install and/or use CO2 monitors in the freezer area whenever dry ice is stored in the freezers. 5. Make an assessment to determine the maximum quantity of dry ice to be stored safely in the walk in freezers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10922.4
- — Z (S) $13653
1904.39 A01
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,753 · Current $4,877 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident: On or about 08/25/2020, the employer failed to notify OSHA within eight (8) hours of a work related fatality.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4876.5
- — Z (O) $9753
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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 344900147.
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