OSHA Inspection: DENVER UNIVERSITY, ENGINEERING DEPT.

Issued

1988-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $490.00 · Current $245.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
improper storage of chemicals, exposing employees to hazards of fire,
explosion and toxic vapor generation:
a) In the storage building next to Mudd Hall, more than 700 cartons of
unknown chemicals are stored with incompatible chemicals such as,
and not limited to, flammables such as methyl alcohol, ethyl ether,
and methyl ethyl ketone. Oxidizers such as sodium perchlorate and
chlorox. Strong reducing agents such as sodium metal. Potential
carcinogenic substances such as carbon tetrachloride, and benzene.
Nickel carbonyl which can explode if vapor comes in contact with
air; and (6) containers of gold cyanide that can release poisonous
gases on contact with chlorox.

Issued

1988-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-11-05 00:00:00

Issued

1988-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-11-05 00:00:00

Issued

1988-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-10-21 00:00:00

Issued

1988-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-11-05 00:00:00

Issued

1988-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-10-12 00:00:00