Ethicon, Inc. has 11 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 1975.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 28, 2020 on a referral, in San Angelo.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 30 citation items: 23 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $90,025 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $50,875, down 43%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1030, bloodborne pathogens (6 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Ethicon, Inc. averages $8,175 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344734934 OPENED APR 28, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 582 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 2020
3348 Pulliam St, San Angelo, TX 76905 · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 25, 2020: Employee amputates two fingertips when glove becomes caught
At 10:30 p.m. on April 25, 2020, an employee was cleaning a chain on a foil machine. The employee's glove became caught in the chain and his right ring and middle finger were amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $8,193 | $4,916 | Sep 10, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $8,193 | $4,916 | Sep 10, 2020 | Final |
No citations from this inspection.
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)
(ii) The Exposure Control Plan shall contain at least the following elements:
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)
(iv) The Exposure Control Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure. The review and update of such plans shall also:
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iia)
(A) Contaminated work surfaces shall be decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant after completion of procedures; immediately or as soon as feasible when surfaces are overtly contaminated or after any spill of blood or other potentially infectious materials; and at the end of the work shift if the surface may have become contaminated since the last cleaning.
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.
