Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

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, including severe bums, to employees in that employees were exposed to fire, flash fire, deflagration, or explosion hazards from unvented dust collectors located inside a building. Production Area: Dust collectors including, but not limited to those listed below, were not equipped with explosion protection system and were located inside the facility. (a) Storage/Electrical Equipment Room - two Dantherm (Nederman) dust collectors that collected combustible fiberglass resin dust from the Robot (cutting) Room were not equipped with an explosion protection system and were located inside the room used for storage adjacent to the Robot (cutting) Room. (b) Cutting Area - left side Donaldson Torit dust collector that collected combustible fiberglass resin dust from the Cutting Booth was not equipped with an explosion protection system and was located inside the production area. (c) Cutting Area - right side Donaldson Torit dust collector that collected combustible fiberglass resin dust from the Cutting Booth was not equipped with an explosion protection system and was located inside the production area.