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 a fire and explosion hazard: a) Powder Area: Portable Donaldson Torit Cabinet Dust Collectors were located inside the building and vented inside of the building. They are used for collecting dust produced during milling, blending, sieving and pulverizing of various nutritional and flavoring powders, including but not limited to Dong Quai Pure Powder, which was determined to be explosive. These dust collectors were used without proper grounding and did not have a monitoring device to indicate a pressure drop across the filter media. These dust collectors were not vented to the outside and did not have an explosion suppression system, on or about September 28, 2011. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct the hazard is to comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 61 "Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities"(2008).