Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111796074 - Stanford University Dept. Of Comparative Medicine

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 111796074

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 10/10/1991

Site Address:
Stanford University Dept. Of Comparative Medicine
Esf Oak Rd.
Stanford, CA 94305

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/19/1991

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361265713

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$262	$0	$262
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$262	$0	$262
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	3203 B01	10/10/1991	11/27/1991	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	5155 C02 A	10/10/1991	10/10/1991	$262	$262	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170175525

Event: 10/08/1991

Employee exposed to spilled benzene

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on October 8, 1991, Employee #1, of Stanford University, was attempting to return a 4 liter bottle of benzene to a storage area when the bottom of the bottle struck another bottle and broke. Employee #1 asked several coworkers to notify the health and safety department, then proceeded to clean up the spill unprotected by a respirator or gloves. Employee #1 remained in the area for three to five minutes after other employees had evacuated. He was sent to Palo Alto Medical Clinic for testing, but was not hospitalized. The Stanford Environmental Health and Safety Emergency Response Team arrived at about 1:30 p.m. and cleaned up the spill. At 12:00 noon on October 9, 1991, an industrial hygienist at Stanford University reported the incident to the San Mateo District office.

Keywords: BENZENE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PPE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, ELDERLY, SPILL, EVACUATION, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111796074			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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