Inspection Detail
Inspection Information - Office: Ca San Francisco | ||||
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Nr: 307396796 | Report ID: 0950611 | Open Date: 12/19/2006 | ||
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505 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94143 | Union Status: Union | |||
SIC: 8221/Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | ||||
NAICS: 611310/ Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | ||||
Mailing: 50 Medical Center Way, San Francisco, CA 94143 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | StateGovt | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/05/2007 | |
Close Case: | 01/05/2007 | |||
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 361564370 |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,200 | $0 | $1,200 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $600 |
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 | 5192 Q03 D | 04/20/2007 | 05/23/2007 | $0 | $600 | $0 | A - Amendment | ||
2. | 01002 | Other | 5192 Q06 A | 04/20/2007 | 05/23/2007 | $600 | $600 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
Summary Nr: 201183324 | Event: 11/07/2006 | Employee Sustains Inhalation Injury After Chemical Spill | ||||
On November 7, 2006, Employee #1, an EH&S technician was making rounds collecting chemical waste from various research laboratory locations, When a 4-liter bottle containing waste HPLC effluent (50 aqueous acetonitrile with 0.01 trifluoroacetic acid) fell from a cart. The bottle fractured, and its contents spilled. Employee #1 cleaned up the spill using PPE to avoid skin contact, but failed to don a respirator. Approximately three hours later, he complained of an irritated throat and was sent to a hospital, where he was admitted for observation. Approximately 82 hours after initial exposure, Employee #1 returned to an emergency room to seek treatment for difficulty breathing, which she believed was incident related. Employee #1 failed to follow the protocol of calling the facility Emergency Response Team as outlined for spill response in the Hazardous Material Management Program for the type and quantity of material. | ||||||
Keywords: throat, ppe, work rules, hazardous waste, respiratory tract, spill, chemical vapor, chemical, respirator | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 307396796 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Technicians, n.e.c. |