GARDNER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VIVITIDE, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VIVITIDE, LLC in 65 ZUB LANE, GARDNER, MA 01440 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 345277370.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VIVITIDE, LLC
- Site address
- 65 ZUB LANE
- City
- GARDNER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01440
- Mailing
- 65 ZUB LANE, GARDNER, MA 01440
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325199
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1052 D01 I
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $4,779 Reduced
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure: Synthesis Department, Vivitide, LLC, 65 Zub Lane, Gardner MA: On or about 4/28/21, employees worked in the synthesis department, where methylene chloride was being used for the instruments, and for hand modification, and the employer did not determine each employee's exposure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4778.9
- — Z (S) $6827
1910.1052 H01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it: Synthesis Department, Vivitide, LLC, 65 Zub Lane, Gardner MA: On or about 4/28/21, employees worked with methylene chloride, and the gloves the employer provided were not resistant to methylene chloride.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 Reduced
1730
General-duty citation text
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: Synthesis Department, Vivitide, LLC, 65 Zub Lane, Gardner MA: On or about 4/28/21, employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, and trifluoroacetic acid, and the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2867.2
- — Z (S) $4096
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: Synthesis Department, Vivitide, LLC, 65 Zub Lane, Gardner MA: On or about 4/28/21, employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, dimethylformamide (DMF), and methylene chloride, and the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1730
General-duty citation text
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: Synthesis Department, Vivitide, LLC, 65 Zub Lane, Gardner MA: On or about 4/28/21, employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, dimethylformamide (DMF), methylene chloride, and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), and they were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1052 L03 I
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3)(i): The employer did not inform each affected employee of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052 and the information available in its appendices and/or how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace: Synthesis Department, Vivitide, LLC, 65 Zub Lane, Gardner MA: On or about 4/28/21, employees worked with methylene chloride, and the employer did not inform them of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052 and the information available in its appendices and how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 345277370.
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