Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119706109 - Purity Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 119706109

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 03/20/1995

Site Address:
Purity Systems, Inc.
1933 O'Toole Ave
San Jose, CA 95131

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/15/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/06/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362138687
Complaint	78025293		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$350
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	06/30/1995	07/30/1995	$175	$175	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	5194 E01	06/30/1995	07/30/1995	$175	$175	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170376586

Event: 02/02/1995

Employee suffers sore throat after inhaling chlorine gas

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on February 2, 1995, Employee #1, a pipe inspector for Purity Systems, was working in Building R of Quad l at Lam Research. On the second floor of the building, machines are tested before they are sent to semiconductor manufacturers. Gases are used in the semiconductor fabrication process and the gas supply pipes come from the sub-fab on the first floor of Building R. At the time of the accident, some of these pipes were in use and others were being installed. Employee #1 was alone in the sub-fab testing an inactive pipe when he smelled chlorine gas and immediately left the building. Approximately 20 minutes later, he felt a burning sensation in his throat. He was sent to Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, examined, and released the same day.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, LUNG, INHALATION, GAS, CHLORINE, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119706109			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Mechanical engineering technicians

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