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

Section 5(a)(l) 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 burns, to employees in that employees were exposed to dust explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards from improperly designed and installed dust collection systems: Bead Blast Room, Line 45A: On, or about, May 30, 2024, employees were exposed to fire hazards, or explosion hazards, or both because the combustible and explosive plastic dust generated by abrasive blasting operation in the Media Blast & Abrasive, Inc. abrasive blasting cabinet traveled through a dust collection system which did not have protective measures to detect, suppress, contain and isolate any combustible dust fires, or explosions, or both, that were at risk of occurring in or entering the work area. Note: The dust collection system included ducts and the air material separator provided on the machine.