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OSHA Injury Report: CA San Francisco Spear VRI

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at CA San Francisco Spear VRI in San Francisco, CA 94105 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was research Associate I in blood and Organ Banks.

Establishment
CA San Francisco Spear VRI
Parent company
Vitalant
Street
360 Spear Street
City
San Francisco
State
CA
ZIP
94105
On-site location
CA San Francisco Spear VRI
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Performing RNA extraction

I was performing an RNA extraction in the fume hood then stepped away from the fume hood to get my samples out of the centrifuge. At the centrifuge I started to smell a really strong chemical smell. I then saw that the chemical waste container for ph

Absorption Ingestion Inhalation

Chemical fumes

I was performing an RNA extraction in the fume hood then stepped away from the fume hood to get my samples out of the centrifuge. At the centrifuge I started to smell a really strong chemical smell. I then saw that the chemical waste container for ph

Job description
Research Associate I
SOC code
19-4099 — Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
NAICS code
621991 — Blood and Organ Banks
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
95
Total hours worked
190000
EIN
860098929
Establishment ID
693939
Employer case #
EHS-20250
Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
3:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:21:51:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.