Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: DUST&FUMES

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 the dust collector for the Hay Room baling machine was not located outside of the building, and was not equipped with deflagration detection and suppression systems. The dust collector for the Bay #2 baling machine was not equipped with deflagration detection and suppression systems: a.Vitakraft Sunseed, Inc. located in Weston, Ohio: On or about August 6, 2008, the employer did not ensure the dust collector for the Hay Room baler machine was located outside of the building, provided with a fire suppression system, provided with explosion relief venting, and provided with explosion isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream work area. The alfalfa dust entering the dust collector had a kst value of 7.48 bm/s and is classified as an explosive dust. b.Vitakraft Sunseed, Inc. located in Weston, Ohio: On or about August 6, 2008, the employer did not ensure the dust collector for the Bay #2 baler machine was provided with explosion relief venting, was provided with a fire suppression system, and was provided with explosion isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream work area. The alfalfa dust entering the dust collector had a kst value of 35.49 bm/s and is classified as an explosive dust. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to comply with National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 61 "Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities" (2008); NFPA 68 "Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting" (2007); NFPA 69 "Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems" (2008), including, but not limited to: a) install a deflagration detection and suppression system in accordance with Chapter 8 of NFPA 69. b) install devices and systems that vent combustion gases, materials and pressures outside to a safe location in accordance with NFPA 68, c) relocate all dust collection equipment to an outside location in accordance with NFPA 61. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.t,