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 employees were exposed to wood dust explosions, deflagrations, or other fire hazards because methods were not utilized to ensure proper collection of and prevent ignition of combustible wood dust during the generation, handling, and collection operations: a.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Seneca dust collector, model # 400-T-10, located on the North side of the facility's courtyard, was provided with deflagration isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream work area. b.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Carter dust collector, model #376 RF-10, located on the South side of the facility's courtyard, was provided with deflagration isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream work area. c.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Torit dust collector, model #376 RFH-12, located on the West side of the facility, was provided with deflagration isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream and down stream work areas. d.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Torit dust collector, model #376 RF-8, located on the West side of the facility, was provided with deflagration isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream work area. e.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Dustkop SA Baghouse, model #FH 58-1DE-SP, located in the Edge Line department, was located outside of the building, had the blower fan down stream of the dust collector and was provided with deflagration isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream and down stream work areas. The Dustkp SA Baghouse, model #FH 58-1DE-SP, as installed, did not meet any of the exceptions listed in NFPA 664 8.2.2.5.1.4. f.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Dustkop SA Vacuum enclosureless dust collector, model #FT64-SP, located in the Laminator department, was located outside the building and was not permitted to recycle air back into the facility without being equipped with a fire supression system. g.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the storage silo baghouse, located on the South side of thefacility's courtyard, was equipped with deflagration isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream storage silo. h.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Donaldson dust collector, model #376 RFH-12, located on the South side of the facility, was equipped with a deflagration isolation device to prevent deflagration propagation from the dust collector to the upstream work areas. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 664 "Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities" (2007), including, but not limited to: a) Install a deflagration detection and suppression system in accordance with Chapter 8 of NFPA 664. b) Locate fans on the clean air side of dust collectors in accordance with Chapter 8 of NFPA 664. c) Locate dust collectors outside of buildings according to Chapter 8 of NFPA 664. d) Install fire suppression equipment in dust collectors in accordance with chapter 8 of NFPA 664. Abatement Schedule Step 1-A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering controls, instrumentation, and equipment to protect employees from fire and deflagration hazards related to combustible dust as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: (1)Evaluation of engineering control options; (2)Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; and (3)Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a person competent in fire and deflagration control of combustible dusts. At the conclusion of the 60-day period, the detailed plan for abatement shall be submitted to the area director. Step 2-Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. 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 purchaseor repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.t,