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Ekf Life Sciences: OSHA inspections and violations

Elkhart, Indiana · Diagnostic Imaging Centers · NAICS 621512

1inspections
3citation items
$1,607current penalties
Jun 13, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Ekf Life Sciences in Indiana one time.

It opened on Jun 13, 2019 after a complaint, in Elkhart.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,400; today they stand at $1,607, 63% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.106 (flammable liquids), 2 times.

Among health care employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,050 penalty. Ekf Life Sciences averages $1,607 across 1 cited inspection.

Ekf Life Sciences also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ekf Life Sciences: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344083159 OPENED JUN 13, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 21 employees at the site · Closed Sep 19, 2019

1814 Leer Drive, Elkhart, IN 46514 · Diagnostic Imaging Centers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$1,925$625Aug 16, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$1,925$625Aug 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$550$357Aug 16, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2019, the Elkhart site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 22 workers: 17.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
EKF Life Sciences
Elkhart · 2019
22 4017.21.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i)

(6) Sources of ignition—(i) General. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i)

(i) Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator;

Other diagnostic imaging centers employers in Indiana

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