OSHA SearchOSHA records by employer

Becton Dickinson: OSHA inspections and violations

Sandy, Utah · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · NAICS 339112

6inspections
10citation items
$7,750current penalties
Feb 13, 2018last inspection

Becton Dickinson has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Utah, the first in 1984.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 13, 2018 after an accident, in Salt Lake City.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 2 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $10,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,750, down 22%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Becton Dickinson averages $2,250 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Becton Dickinson also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Becton Dickinson: OSHA citation items per year, 1984 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Want to know if OSHA cites Becton Dickinson again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.

Watch this company

Inspection history

Inspection 342946811 OPENED FEB 13, 2018Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 1,650 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2018

605 N 5600 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,500$2,250Mar 8, 2018Final

Inspection 316936855 OPENED OCT 9, 2013Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 1,100 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 2014

9450 S State St, Sandy, UT 84070 · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$5,000$5,000Nov 5, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 10005 C01
Other-than-serious$500$500Nov 5, 2013Closed

Inspection 303610919 OPENED OCT 10, 2000Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 1,150 employees at the site · Closed Oct 10, 2000

9450 S State St, Sandy, UT 84070 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 126786193 OPENED MAR 31, 1998Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 900 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 1999

9450 S State St, Sandy, UT 84070 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 10005 E12 C
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 14, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 14, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 14, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(1)(iia) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 14, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.304(e)(1)(iv) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 14, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2) · Methylene chloride
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 14, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1) · Methylene chloride
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 14, 1998Closed

Inspection 105614903 OPENED JUL 27, 1992Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 1,200 employees at the site · Closed Aug 18, 1992

9450 S State St, Sandy, UT 84070 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15198260 OPENED AUG 14, 1984Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Aug 14, 1984

217 No Wright Bros, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Salt Lake City site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 405 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Bard Access Systems
Salt Lake City · 2025
405 100.20.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer whose employees are exposed to MC shall perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure, except under the following conditions:

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1)

(h) Protective Work Clothing and Equipment. (1) Where needed to prevent MC-induced skin or eye irritation, the employer shall provide clean protective clothing and equipment which is resistant to MC, at no cost to the employee, and shall ensure that each affected employee uses it. Eye and face protection shall meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.133 or 29 CFR 1915.153, as applicable.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)

(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

Other surgical and medical instrument manufacturing employers in Utah

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.