KENT, WA —
OSHA Inspection: DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, TAHOMA NATIONAL CEMETERY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, TAHOMA NATIONAL CEMETERY in 18600 SE 240TH STREET, KENT, WA 98042 (NAICS 812220). OSHA activity number 345588222.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, TAHOMA NATIONAL CEMETERY
- Site address
- 18600 SE 240TH STREET
- City
- KENT
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98042
- Mailing
- 18600 SE 240TH STREET, KENT, WA 98042
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 812220
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B07
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(7): Each exit sign did not have the word "Exit" in plainly eligible letters not less than six inches (15.2 cm) high, with the principal strokes of the letters in the word "Exit" not less than three fourths of an inch (1.9 cm) wide: (a) Throughout workplace, Administrative Building, Breezeway Building, Wash Rack, Storage Bays; The flat, plastic glow-in-the-dark, emergency exit signs had letters which were 3 inches high.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: (a) Selick forklift in maintenance parking lot; The ABC fire extinguisher was not visually checked monthly. (b) Torro flatbed truck in maintenance parking lot; The Buckeye fire extinguisher was not visually checked monthly.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3):Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: (a) Selick forklift in maintenance parking lot; The ABC fire extinguisher was not subjected to an annual maintenance check. (b) Torro flatbed truck in maintenance parking lot; The Buckeye fire extinguisher was not subjected to an annual maintenance check.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical: a) Maintenance Bay, Flammable storage room; The employer did not have a safety data sheet onsite for: NAPA Concrete Cleaner and CRC Clean-R-Carb Carburetor Cleaner.
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 345588222.
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