Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard: EXPLOSION

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) On or about 4/25/90, the hazards of explosion and/or fire when allowing aluminum pieces to scrap that are suspected as having uninspected hollows that could contain non-compatible materials in the hollows to be introduced into the re-verb furnace that may cause an explosion or fire. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to establish a program that would require an inspection of all aluminum scrap at the time it is received and all suspect hollows be opened and examined.