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Sorenson Bioscience Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Murray, Utah · Industrial Mold Manufacturing · NAICS 333511

6inspections
12citation items
$5,350current penalties
Oct 10, 2018last inspection

Sorenson Bioscience Inc. has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Utah, the first in 1993.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 10, 2018 after an accident, in Murray.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 2 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $7,100 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,350, down 25%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.22, walking-working surfaces (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Sorenson Bioscience Inc. averages $1,750 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Sorenson Bioscience Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Sorenson Bioscience Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1993 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343523817 OPENED OCT 10, 2018Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 240 employees at the site · Closed Oct 23, 2018

6507 S 400 W, Murray, UT 84107 · Industrial Mold Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343392858 OPENED AUG 16, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 2018

6507 S 400 W, Murray, UT 84107 · Industrial Mold Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR UAC R614-1-5.C.7
Serious$3,500$1,750Oct 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$0$0Oct 4, 2018Final

Inspection 304407562 OPENED APR 12, 2001Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 178 employees at the site · Closed May 8, 2001

6507 South 400 West, Murray, UT 84107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 124625187 OPENED FEB 15, 1994Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 240 employees at the site · Closed Feb 15, 1994

6507 South 400 West, Murray, UT 84107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 124622408 OPENED NOV 23, 1993Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 187 employees at the site · Closed Nov 23, 1993

400 West 6507 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 124618604 OPENED AUG 25, 1993Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 187 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 1993

400 West 6507 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(2) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.38(a)(1) · Emergency action plans
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(g)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.304(e)(1)(iv) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iiib) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$450$450Sep 1, 1993Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the Salt Lake City site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 260 workers: 0.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Sorenson Bioscience
Salt Lake City · 2017
260 100.52.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)

(g) Training and education. (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(g)(1)

(g) Changing and charging storage batteries. (1) Battery charging installations shall be located in areas designated for that purpose.

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.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

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