TUCSON, AZ —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS in SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 3601 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE, TUCSON, AZ 85723 (NAICS 622110). OSHA activity number 345498521.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
- Site address
- SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 3601 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE
- City
- TUCSON
- State
- AZ
- ZIP
- 85723
- Mailing
- SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 3601 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE, TUCSON, AZ 85723
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 622110
- Employees
- 3074
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.502 L03 I A
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.502(l)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not, within 24 hours, notify each employee who was not wearing a respirator and any other required PPE, and had been in close contact with someone with COVID-19, along with the date(s) that contact occurred. a) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about August 8, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer failed to notify employees who had been in close contact to a person with confirmed COVID-19, and potentially exposed to SARS-CoV-2, and the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.502 L03 I B
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.502(l)(3)(i)(B): The employer did not notify all other employees, who were not wearing a respirator and any other required PPE and worked in a well-defined portion of a workplace in which a person with COVID-19 was present, of the date(s) the person with COVID-19 was in the workplace during the potential transmission period. a) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about August 8, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer failed to notify employees who worked in Building 59 that a person with confirmed COVID-19, had been present, potentially exposing them to SARS-CoV-2, and the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.502 R
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.502(r)(ii):The employer did not report to OSHA each work-related COVID-19 in-patient hospitalization within 24 hours of the employer learning about the in-patient hospitalization. a) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about July 12, 2021, an employee was hospitalized from COVID-19. The employer did not report the work related hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. b) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about August 8, 2021, an employee was hospitalized from COVID-19. The employer did not report the work related hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. c) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about August 8, 2021, an employee was hospitalized from COVID-19. The employer did not report the work related hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.4(a) as required by 29 CFR 1960.66(b): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent. a) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about July 12, 2021, an employee was hospitalized as a result of a confirmed case of COVID-19. The employer did not record the work-related hospitalization on the OSHA 300 log or its equivalent. b) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about August 8, 2021, two employees were hospitalized as a result of a confirmed case of COVID-19. The employer did not record the work-related hospitalization on the OSHA 300 log or its equivalent. c) Tucson VA Medical Center located at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723: On or about October 8, 2021, 11 employees had contracted occupationally acquired COVID-19 resulting in days away from work. The employer did not record the work-related illness on the OSHA 300 log or its equivalent.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 345498521.
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