Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123712242 - Coffey Laboratories Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 123712242

Report ID: 1054191

Date Opened: 06/22/1993

Site Address:
Coffey Laboratories Incorporated
12423 Ne Whitaker Way
Portland, OR 97230

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8071

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/09/1993

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1999

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19100147 C01	10/07/1993	10/14/1993	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170089718

Event: 06/22/1993

Employee treated for possible cyanide poisoning

On April 17, 1993, Employee #1, a chemist at Foffey Laboratories, was cleaning a pipette used for preparing stock cyanide solutions for quality control. Some dried cyanide salt was blocking the tip of the pipette. After rinsing it with water, he shook the pipette and a droplet of water splashed out and hit his lip. Assuming that the droplet contained cyanide, he alerted his coworkers. 911 was called, and the fire department responded within 2 minutes, bringing a kit with them. They applied first aid and Employee #1 was immediately transported to the hospital for additional treatment and observation. He was released the next day. The company investigated and followed up on the safety committee's recommendations.

Keywords: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, MOUTH, WORK RULES, CLEANING, POISONING, PROCESS SAFETY, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, CYANIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123712242			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Chemists, except biochemists

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