VANCOUVER, WA —
OSHA Inspection: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY in 1300 SOUTHEAST CARDINAL COURT, BUILDING 10, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER, WA 98683 (NAICS 541715). OSHA activity number 345619621.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
- Site address
- 1300 SOUTHEAST CARDINAL COURT, BUILDING 10, SUITE 100
- City
- VANCOUVER
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98683
- Mailing
- 1300 SOUTHEAST CARDINAL COURT, BUILDING 10, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER, WA 98683
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 541715
- Employees
- 85
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.145 C02 I
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i):Caution signs were not used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices: a) Electronics Lab, where the employer did not post caution signs to alert employees of the presence of lead and the precautions to take in areas where soldering was performed.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1025 H01
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead: a) Electronic Lab, where an effective housekeeping schedule was not in place to ensure all surfaces were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead on work surfaces where soldering with products such as Kester lead solder was performed.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: a) Battery Shed, where electrical equipment not used as listed or labeled included: 1. A relocatable power tap was permanently mounted to the wooden shelf. 2. Where the two relocatable power taps were daisy chained with the orange extension cord and used to supply power to battery chargers.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 13, 2022
- 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) Government Vehicles, where employees would be expected to fight incipient stage fires, monthly inspections for fire extinguishers such as, the First Alert Pro-5 and First Alert Marine and Auto extinguishers were not conducted.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 13, 2022
- 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) Government Vehicles, where employees would be expected to fight incipient stage fires, annual inspections for fire extinguishers such as, the First Alert Pro-5 and First Alert Marine and Auto, were not conducted.
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 345619621.
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