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OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline

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.

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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
Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
622110
Employees
3074
Ownership type
D

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.502 L03 I A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Abate by
Nov 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Abate by
Nov 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Other-than-serious 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Other-than-serious 3 instances 14 exposed
Issued
Oct 26, 2021
Abate by
Nov 2, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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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