Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125956631 - Riverside Community Hospital

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125956631

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 11/22/1995

Site Address:
Riverside Community Hospital
4445 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8062

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/19/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/05/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362238313
Referral	901641936		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	4650 B	01/19/1996	02/22/1996	$150	$2,500	$0	02/06/1996	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Serious	5534 B01	01/19/1996	02/22/1996	$0	$2,500	$0	02/06/1996	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170591903

Event: 11/21/1995

Employee exposed to EtO gas during leak

Employee #1 was replacing empty EtO cylinders with full cylinders. When he backed off the valve connection nut, his arm was sprayed with liquid from a tank. The substance evaporated and the connection line froze progressively in the direction away from the EtO cylinder. Employee #1 followed all established tank changing procedures, but the employer did not provide any established procedures to check for EtO cylinder leaks. The electrical wiring and installations were not approved for class I, division 2 locations.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, CYLINDER, ETHYLENE OXIDE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, GAS LEAK, ARM, TANK, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125956631			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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