OSHA SearchOSHA records by employer

Vistapharm, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Largo, Florida · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325412

1inspections
2citation items
$8,675current penalties
Jun 9, 2020last inspection

Vistapharm, Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Florida.

OSHA opened it on Jun 9, 2020 on a referral, in Largo.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $17,350 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,675, down 50%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Vistapharm, Inc averages $8,675 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Vistapharm, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Florida · latest 90 days of OSHA records

338employers cited

Get notified the morning OSHA posts each new citation in Florida: the employer, the site address, the rules broken and the penalty.

See who gets cited next

Latest cited in Florida

Checking a subcontractor, a client or your own company? Watch Vistapharm, Inc and get notified the morning OSHA posts a new citation for it.

Watch this company

Inspection history

Inspection 344779236 OPENED JUN 9, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 193 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2020

7265 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL 33771 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 24, 2020: Employee amputates finger after removing motor guard

At 12:30 a.m. on March 24, 2020, an employee removed the motor guard for the pump stand supporting the Hassia 1 filling / packaging line. The employee noticed that the shaft system was rotating and proceeded to touch the belt mechanism while the equipment was energized. This caused the belt to engage, resulting in an amputation of her left ring finger, which was caught between the pulley and the belt. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
 Serious$8,675$4,338Jul 14, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$8,675$4,338Jul 14, 2020Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 24, 2020, Largo: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was troubleshooting a machine when her left ring finger was caught in its belt and pulley. The fingertip was amputated.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2)

(2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.

Other pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing employers in Florida

Alert subscribers get notified of each newly cited employer in Florida the morning it is posted. See the alert plans.

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.