Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119746873 - Allwaste Of Northern California

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 119746873

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 02/25/1997

Site Address:
Allwaste Of Northern California
2643 Fair Oaks Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94063

Mailing Address:
395 West Channel Rd., Benicia, CA 94510

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/17/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/15/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362304370

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Serious	5162 C	06/20/1997	02/25/1997	$750	$750	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	5155 E01	06/20/1997	02/25/1997	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170378970

Event: 02/25/1997

Employee overcome by chemical vapors while cleaning vat

Employee #1 was helping to decontaminate a building that contained equipment previously used for plating. He was attempting to neutralize sodium hydroxide crystals caked at the bottom of a vat by pouring in sulfuric acid from a 5-gallon plastic pail. The vat was also believed to contain some water. Employee #1 rushed out of the building and collapsed, apparently overcome by the vapors. He was not wearing a respirator and no monitoring for toxic and hazardous vapors was being conducted.

Keywords: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, SULFURIC ACID, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119746873			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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