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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111803037 - Sri International
Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office
Site Address:
Sri International
333 Ravenswood Ave
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:8731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/24/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/07/1997
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362304206 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $300 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 14001 B | 04/26/1996 | 05/29/1996 | $0 | $300 | $0 | 05/17/1996 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 5:45 p.m. on October 19, 1995, Employee #1 was cleaning up his lab at a research institute when he noticed that a round-bottomed flask on his lab bench was missing a stopper. When he picked up the flask to put in a new stopper, the flask exploded. His left middle, ring, and little fingers were amputated and he sustained numerous lacerations on his left arm, neck, and torso. The flask contained 10 g of a material that he had synthesized three weeks earlier. The material was a preceramic polymeric precursor to silicon nitride. No previous research had indicated that a preceramic polymer of this type could explode.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, EXPLOSIVE MIXING, FINGER, EXPLOSION, LAB WORKER, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111803037 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |