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Morpho Detection, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Andover, Massachusetts · Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing · NAICS 334516

1inspections
2citation items
$6,000current penalties
May 2, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Morpho Detection, LLC in Massachusetts one time.

It opened on May 2, 2017 on a referral, in Andover.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $18,108; today they stand at $6,000, 67% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1450 (occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Morpho Detection, LLC averages $6,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Morpho Detection, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342298221 OPENED MAY 2, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 120 employees at the site · Closed Jul 26, 2017

23 Frontage Road, Andover, MA 01810 · Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(i) · Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories
 Serious$9,054$6,000Jun 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(4) · Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories
 Serious$9,054$0Jun 15, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1450 · Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(i)

(i) Standard operating procedures relevant to safety and health considerations to be followed when laboratory work involves the use of hazardous chemicals;

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(4)

(4) The employer shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of the Chemical Hygiene Plan at least annually and update it as necessary.

Other analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing employers in Massachusetts

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