Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126115112 - Fluorochem, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126115112

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 03/22/2004

Site Address:
Fluorochem, Inc.
680 S. Ayon Ave.
Azusa, CA 91702

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 541990/ All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/20/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362595381

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$175	$0	$10,975
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$900	$0	$900
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	461 C	05/20/2004	06/22/2004	$0	$175	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	5191 E01 A	05/20/2004	06/22/2004	$900	$10,800	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201797982

Event: 02/06/2004

Employee sustained cuts from shattered flask glass

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on February 6, 2004, Employee #1, a project chemist, was working for a research and development laboratory. He was transferring an intermediate product of a chemical reaction to the original flask when the material deflagrated causing the flask to shatter. The reaction was performed in a chemical fume hood. The employee sustained lacerations to his left and right arms from the broken glass. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BROKEN GLASS, LACERATION, CHEMICAL REACTION, ARM, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126115112			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Chemists, except biochemists

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