Caguas, Puerto Rico · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325412
10inspections
12citation items
$6,258current penalties
Dec 21, 2018last inspection
OSHA has inspected Mylan Corp 10 times in Puerto Rico since 1990.
The latest one began on Dec 21, 2018 on a referral, in Caguas.
Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 3 serious and 9 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,250 and now stand at $6,258, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.
Noise comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.95.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Mylan Corp averages $1,313 (1 cited inspection).
Mylan Corp also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 20, 2018: Employee suffers finger tip amputation when pinched and pull
At 12:30 a.m. on December 20, 2018, an employee was changing a belt for the air handling units. He pulled the belt on the supply fan with his hand to remove it and the pulley rotated. His fingertip was pinched and pulled by the belt and was amputated. The employee retrieved his fingertip. Hospitalization was not required.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342259058 OPENED APR 18, 2017Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 440 employees at the site · Closed Aug 29, 2017
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Caguas site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 445 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 188 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Mylan Puerto Rico
Caguas · 2020
445
12
9
2.2
1.1
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
(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.
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.
