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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Van Nuys | ||||
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| Nr: 112169685 | Report ID: 0950643 | Open Date: 02/26/1991 | ||
| Granada Hills Community Hospital | ||||
| 10445 Balboa Blvd Granada Hills, CA 91344 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 8062/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 03/26/1991 | |
| Close Case: | 07/30/1991 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361063175 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $265 | $0 | $4,265 |
| Current Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $265 | $0 | $4,265 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 14301 B | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $35 | $35 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3368 B | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 5220 F01 A | 03/26/1991 | 06/14/1991 | $230 | $230 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 5220 I04 E | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 5220 I04 A | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Other | 5220 I03 A03 | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01007 | Other | 5220 I03 A02 | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 01008 | Other | 5220 K02 B06 | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 02001 | Serious | 5220 H02 | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 10. | 03001 | Serious | 5220 H01 A | 03/26/1991 | 04/26/1991 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170185300 | Event: 01/30/1991 | Five Employees Exposed To Ethylene Oxide | ||||
| A gas filter on an ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilizer burst, causing EtO to leak into the work area. Employees #1 and #2 were in the vicinity at the time of the incident. The area was evacuated and maintenance was notified of a gas leak, although the gas was not identified as ethylene oxide. Employees #3 through #5, all maintenance workers, entered the area and shut off the cylinders without wearing proper personal protective equipment. Employees #1 through #5 were seen by a physician the next day and discharged without any observed symptoms. | ||||||
| Keywords: leak, vapor, ppe, ethylene oxide, work rules, inhalation, equipment failure, gas, chemical vapor, accidental discharge | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 112169685 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Specified mechanics and repairers | ||
| 2 | 112169685 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Specified mechanics and repairers | ||
| 3 | 112169685 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. | ||
| 4 | 112169685 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Specified mechanics and repairers | ||
| 5 | 112169685 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Managers and administrators, n.e.c | ||