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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 315775775 - Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office
Site Address:
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
1100-1120 Veterans Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Mailing Address:
1010 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4953
NAICS: 562211/Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/13/2013
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/13/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102793916 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $77,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $77,400 |
| Current Penalty | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 3203 A | 11/14/2013 | 12/17/2013 | $7,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/10/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3380 F01 | 11/14/2013 | 12/17/2013 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/10/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 5164 B | 11/14/2013 | 12/17/2013 | $7,000 | $5,400 | $0 | 12/10/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 04001 | Serious | 5417 E | 11/14/2013 | 12/17/2013 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/10/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 05001 | Serious | 5418 C | 11/14/2013 | 12/17/2013 | $0 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/10/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
A serious incident occurred, as Employee #1, a chemist, was handling waste materials generated from the labs at the research company. Employee #1 had collected flammable liquids during a walk through of multiple lab stations and had brought them back to the hazardous waste processing bunker located onsite. Employee #1 had collected twenty gallons of flammable liquids comprised of multiple chemicals and forming one profiled waste stream. Employee #1 said he had taken a break from pouring the flammables in to the collection drum, but had left the lids open on the drum and a carboy of the flammable liquids. Upon his return, he said that he began to examine a glass ampoule of a pyrophoric liquid he had also collected on his rounds so that he could properly profile the chemical. As Employee #1 was standing over the open, the drum, he accidentally dropped the fragile glass ampoule and it landed in the drum funnel and it broke, allowing a spontaneous reaction to occur. Employee #1 said that the chemical caught fire and ignited the flammable vapors in the drum and in the bunker around him. Employee #1 was taken to a local area hospital, where he was hospitalized for four weeks for 3rd and 2nd degree burns to his head, face, neck, hands, arms and legs.
Keywords: BURN, HEAD, DRUM, FIRE, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, CHEMICAL REACTION, HAZARDOUS WASTE, CHEMICAL BURN, FACE, CHEMICAL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 315775775 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Chemical technicians |