OSHA Inspection: MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR ASSOCIATES, INC

Issued

2025-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10050.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i):The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  Location: 243 Charles Street, 4th floor  On or about April 15, 2025, the employer did not select and have each affected employee use tight fitting safety goggles while working with corrosives, including sodium hydroxide.

Issued

2025-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2260

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: 243 Charles Street, 4th floor  On or about April 15, 2025, the employer did not ensure an affected employee wore face and eye protection, including tight fitting safety goggles, while the employee was conducting research that required the use of sodium hydroxide, a caustic liquid.

Issued

2025-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1450(f)(3)(i):The employer did not inform laboratory employees of the contents of this standard and its appendices:  Location: 243 Charles Street, 4th floor  On or about April 15, 2025, the employer did not inform laboratory employees of the contents of Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories standard and its appendices.

Issued

2025-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1450(f)(4)(i)(C):Employee training did not include the measures employees could take to protect themselves from the physical and health hazards of chemicals in the work area, including specific procedures implemented to protect employees from hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used:  Location: 243 Charles Street, 4th floor  On or about April 15, 2025, an employee was exposed to corrosive chemicals, including sodium hydroxide and waste chemicals, while working in a laboratory where the employee was not trained on specific procedures of hazardous waste segregation nor on personal protective equipment to be used while working with corrosive chemicals.