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Inspection: 113888143 - Mallinckrodt Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: St. Louis | ||||
| Nr: 113888143 | Report ID: 0729300 | Open Date: 12/10/1998 | ||
| Mallinckrodt Inc. | ||||
| Mallinckrodt & Second Streets Z-4 St. Louis, MO 63147 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 2834/Pharmaceutical Preparations | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 5439, St. Louis, MO 63147 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Referral | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 12/18/1998 | |
| Close Case: | 03/05/1999 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Referral | 902057298 | Yes | ||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Current Penalty | $3,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,750 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/20/1999 | 03/09/1999 | $3,750 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 200010346 | Event: 12/09/1998 | Chemist Injured In Hydrofluoric Acid Explosion | ||||
| Employee #1, a chemist, was working in a walk-in hood, exchanging an empty 100 lb cylinder of concentrated hydrofluoric acid for a new one. The new cylinder was being put on line when an explosion occurred. Employee #1 was sprayed on the back by the acid, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. | ||||||
| Keywords: caustic, cylinder, hydrofluoric acid, back, explosion, chemical reaction, chemical burn, struck by, chemical vapor, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 113888143 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Chemists, except biochemists | ||