Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120346101 - The Jackson Laboratory

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120346101

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 08/22/2003

Site Address:
The Jackson Laboratory
960 Riverside Parkway, Ste. 10
West Sacramento, CA 95605

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0279

NAICS: 112990/All Other Animal Production

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/26/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/09/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362347411

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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	3311 A	01/26/2004	02/13/2004	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201174364

Event: 07/29/2003

Employee burned from gas boiler flareback

On July 29, 2003, Employee #1, a facility engineer, was troubleshooting a new gas-fired boiler to determine why it was going into alarm status and shutting down. With the help of a contractor, he removed the boiler's firebox door to determine why the pilot light was not lighting incoming gas. He pushed a button to light the boiler. The primary gas valve had a blocked vent and did not open to allow gas into the chamber. The secondary gas valve opened when its switch failed in the open position allowing gas into the chamber. As they smelled gas, the gas cloud reached the pilot light and ignited, catching Employee #1 in a flareback, burning his face, neck and arms. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, BOILER, FIRE, GAS, FLASHBACK, NECK, ARM, FACE, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120346101			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mechanical engineers

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