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

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(vi)(c): Cutting or welding was permitted in the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air): a)Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District, top of digester #3- where an employee used a Victor oxyacetylene cutting torch to cut off bolts near a pipe vent with a 3 inch threaded cap that was leaking methane. Or, in the alternative: North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: hazards associated with fire, including but not limited to second and third degree skin burns. a)Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District, top of digester #3- where an employee used a Victor oxyacetylene cutting torch to cut off bolts near a pipe vent with a 3 inch threaded cap that was leaking methane. One feasible acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to use a different method to remove the bolts such as a bolt cutter.