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Inspection: 104435888 - Nova Pharmaceutical Corporation
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Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Hlth Reg 1 | ||||
| Nr: 104435888 | Report ID: 0352450 | Open Date: 10/30/1990 | ||
| Nova Pharmaceutical Corporation | ||||
| 6200 Freeport Centre Baltimore, MD 21224 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2834/Pharmaceutical Preparations | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 12/04/1990 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 01/25/1991 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360758155 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 890032 D B | 01/02/1991 | 01/18/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 890032 D C00002 | 01/02/1991 | 01/18/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 890032 E A | 01/02/1991 | 01/18/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 879197 | Event: 10/29/1990 | Employee Burned In Chemical Explosion | ||||
| At approximately 1:00 p.m. on October 30, 1990, Employee #1 was quenching 200 to 300 grams of sodium metal that were immersed in several milliliters of "hexoneanol" inside a double walled glass reactor. In order to convert the sodium metal to a safer material for disposal, methanol had to be added in 5-ml quantities. The experiment was performed within a fume hood located in the extreme northeastern section of a chemistry lab. Seconds after the methanol was added, shortly after 4:00 p.m., an explosion occurred. Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to his right hand and ears, for which he was hospitalized. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, fire, explosion, chemical reaction, testing lab, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 104435888 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Metallurgical and materials engineers | ||