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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125879692 - Hoya Vision Care
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Hoya Vision Care
4255 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA 92117
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3827
NAICS: 333314/Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/01/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/04/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362423063 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 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 | 342 A | 05/02/2006 | 06/19/2006 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 4:45 p.m. on January 26, 2006, Employee #1 worked for Hoya Vision Care, located in San Diego, California. Hoya Vision Care manufactured prescription lens for glasses. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was using a one-gallon plastic container of technical grade acetone to cool down his hands. Employee #1 stated that he felt that immersing his hands in acetone provided him with some pain relief caused from having his hands continually in warm water for most of the day. When Employee #1 opened the one-gallon plastic container of acetone and poured it on his hands, some acetone spilled and soaked the right side of his pants and foot. A gas water heater was approximately three feet away from where the acetone was spilled. The open flame of the gas water heater ignited his pants, as well as the container of acetone, and the acetone that spilled on the floor. Nearby employees heard Employee #1 yelling and assisted him in putting out the burning acetone on his leg and on the floor. Employee #1 was taken to the UCSD Burn Center by a supervisor. Employee #1 received third degree burns to the back of his right lower leg below the knee and had two surgeries to implant skin grafts over the burn site.
Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, OPEN FLAME, FIRE, ACETONE, SKIN, SPILL, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125879692 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Technicians, n.e.c. |