NEW BEDFORD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VILLAGE VETERINARY HOSPITAL, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VILLAGE VETERINARY HOSPITAL, INC. in 193 POPE'S ISLAND, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740 (NAICS 541940). OSHA activity number 347606212.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VILLAGE VETERINARY HOSPITAL, INC.
- Site address
- 193 POPE'S ISLAND
- City
- NEW BEDFORD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02740
- Mailing
- 193 POPE'S ISLAND, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 541940
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: Location: 193 Popes Island, New Bedford, MA 02740 On or about 07/10/2024, employees were exposed to eye injuries while working with cleaning chemicals where eye protection was not available.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2765
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,500 Reduced
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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s) Location: 193 Popes Island, New Bedford, MA 02740 On or about 07/10/2024, employees were exposed to chemical burns while working with the cleaning chemicals in an undiluted state where the required safety data were not readily accessible.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2765
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $0 Reduced
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: Location: 193 Popes Island, New Bedford, MA 02740 On or about 07/10/2024, employees were exposed to chemical burns while working with cleaning supplies in an undiluted state prior to receiving hazardous chemical training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2765
1904.40 A
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $922 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.40(a):The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours. Location: 193 Popes Island, New Bedford, MA 02740 The employer failed to provide copies of OSHA forms 300 and 300A for 2023, 2022, and 2021 during the inspection on 07/11/2024.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (O) $922
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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 347606212.
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