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

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 severe burns from the hazard of fire and explosion of wood dust from lack of deflagration vents, isolation devices, and from allowing enclosureless dust collection systems (some of which handled air from sanding equipment that had mechanical material feeds) with maximum air handling capacities over 5000 cfm to be located inside of buildings: (a)Outside Dust Collector located behind Building C - The cyclone and storage bin were not equipped with deflagration relief vents or a deflagration suppression system, and the cyclone did not have isolation devices to prevent fires and deflagrations from propagating to the storage bin, and back through the inlet ductwork, as well as through the ductwork that recycled exhausted air back into Building C, on or about September 9, 2010. (b)Building A, Frame Department - The Dust Technology Collection System with a maximum air-handling capacity of 9,800 cfm, model DT-250, was located inside of Building A, and the enclosureless dust system collected exhausted air from the Timesaver sanding machine that was equipped with a mechanical material feed, on or about September 7, 2010. (c)Building A, Dock Area - The Hammond Dust Collector with a maximum air- handling capacity of 5,800 cfm, model DK-1455, was located inside of Building A, and an isolation device was not provided on the inlet side of the cyclone. The cyclone was not equipped with deflagration venting or a deflagration suppression system, on or about September 7, 2010. (d)Building A, Specials Department - The Dust Technology Collection System with a maximum air-handling capacity of 9,800 cfm, model DT-250, was located inside of Building A, on or about September 7, 2010. (e)Building A, Sanding Department - The Dust Technology Collection System with a maximum air-handling capacity of 9,800 cfm, model DT-250, was located inside of Building A, on or about August 20, 2010. (f)Building C, Fourth Floor - The Hammond Dust Collector with a maximum air- handling capacity of 5,800 cfm, model DK-1455, was located inside of Building C, and the enclosureless dust system collected exhausted air from the SandingMaster machine that was equipped with a mechanical material feed. An isolation device was not provided on the inlet side of the cyclone, and the cyclone was not equipped with deflagration venting or a deflagration suppression system, on or about September 9, 2010. (g)Craft-Maid Kitchens, Incorporated - The ductwork was not bonded and grounded for woodworking equipment, such as the horizontal sanding belts and a jointer, on or about September 13, 2010.ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct these hazards includes following the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 664, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities, 2007 Edition, including, but not limited to: Provide permanent grounding and bonding of production equipment to control the accumulation of static electric charge (NFPA 664, Chapter 7, Section 7.9.2); Equip cyclones and storage bins with deflagration venting or suppression systems (NFPA 664, Chapter 8, Section 8.2.2.5.3 and Section 8.10.3.2, respectively; Relocate enclosureless dust collectors that exceed 5000 cfm as their maximum air-handling capacity outdoors (NFPA 664, Chapter 8, Section 8.2.2.5.1.4); Isolate conveying systems with fire and deflagration hazards to prevent propagation of fire and deflagration both upstream and downstream into occupied areas or other critical process equipment (NFPA 664, Chapter 8, Section 8.2.4.1). Examples of isolation methods include mechanical isolation (such as rotary airlock valves), chemical isolation (discharge of a chemical extinguishing agent into interconnecting pipe or duct), and flame front diverters (such as backblast dampers and high-speed abort gates). NFPA 664, Chapter 8, Section 8.8.8.1.7 states that ductwork shall be bonded and grounded in accordance with 7.9.2(1) which states that where equipment is subject to the accumulation of static charge, the accumulation of static electric charge shall be controlled by one of the following: (1) Permanent grounding and bonding of production equipment. All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent engineer or other technically qualified person. Ninety (90) day progress reports are required during the abatement period. *STEP 1 Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances 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/administrative control options. 2.Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design. 3.Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; and 4.Acceptance or modification/redesign of controls. *STEP 2 Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:03/11/11 Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:12/11/11 VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION