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Wasatch Ophthalmic Instruments: OSHA inspections and violations

South Salt Lake, Utah · Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423460

1inspections
4citation items
$750current penalties
Jul 13, 2021last inspection

Wasatch Ophthalmic Instruments has one OSHA inspection on record in Utah.

OSHA opened it on Jul 13, 2021 after a complaint, in South Salt Lake.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

OSHA proposed $1,500 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $750, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (2 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Wasatch Ophthalmic Instruments averages $750 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Wasatch Ophthalmic Instruments: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345413728 OPENED JUL 13, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Nov 3, 2021

3065 South West Temple, South Salt Lake, UT 84115 · Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(2) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$750$375Aug 16, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Aug 16, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$750$375Aug 16, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Aug 16, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(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:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(2)

(2) All new powered industrial trucks acquired and used by an employer shall meet the design and construction requirements for powered industrial trucks established in the “American National Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks, Part II, ANSI B56.1-1969”, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6, except for vehicles intended primarily for earth moving or over-the-road hauling.

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