Inspection record, Menlo Park

Memry Corp Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 17, 2000

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Accident inspection in Menlo Park: 24 citations, $39,180. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Memry Corp at 4065 Campbell Avenue, Menlo Park (San Mateo County) on May 17, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 170 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 24 citations (7 serious) and proposed $59,625 in penalties; the current total is $39,180. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Aug 24, 2000.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5188 B11 General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $225, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 31, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5188 B06 General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 6 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5188 B08 General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4837 General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 10 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2000, final order Feb 28, 2001. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5502 A10 General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $225, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5507 H General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $225, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3203 A, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $1,350, current $1,125. 3 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 5 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 4650 H General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 6151 G01, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $675, current $560. 6 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3368 B General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $225, current $0. 2 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 31, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3272 B General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $225, current $185. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5549 A General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 3 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2000, final order Feb 28, 2001. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 3221 C, Fire prevention plan General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $0. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 342 A, Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $450, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5188 B11 Serious
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $4,050, current $0. 6 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3225 D Serious
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $6,075, current $5,060. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 31, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5162 A, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $4,050, current $3,375. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5162 B, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $4,050, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5164 A Serious
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $4,050, current $3,375. 5 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5188 A01 Serious
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 10, 2000, final order Feb 28, 2001. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 3380 C, Personal protective equipment Serious
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $8,100, current $6,750. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 5194 H02 E, Hazard communication General
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $4,050, current $375. 3 instances. 7 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 1, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5188 A02 General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $900, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 3380 E, Personal protective equipment Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 29, 2000. Proposed $8,100, current $0. 4 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 11, 2000, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

May 5, 2000. Employee's face burned by molten salt splash
Keywords: burn,protective clothing,ppe,work rules,explosion,chemical reaction,chemical burn,arm,face,high temperature 1 hospitalized

Your rights

If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 300835196. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 300835196, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.

About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.

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