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Biofire Diagnostics LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Salt Lake City, Utah · Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing · NAICS 334516

2inspections
1citation items
$1,575current penalties
Sep 9, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Biofire Diagnostics LLC 2 times in Utah since 2014.

The latest one began on Sep 9, 2021 after an accident, in Salt Lake City.

Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,150 and now stand at $1,575, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Biofire Diagnostics LLC averages $1,575 (1 cited inspection).

Biofire Diagnostics LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345523245 OPENED SEP 9, 2021Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 92 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2021

1590 South 5200 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 · General Warehousing and Storage · 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$3,150$1,575Sep 21, 2021Final

Inspection 317415628 OPENED SEP 10, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 500 employees at the site · Closed Jan 14, 2015

390 S Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 · Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

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