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

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 caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to the hazards of dust explosions, deflagrations, and other fire hazards: Range 1 Flock Room: On or about 11/2/17, the flock modules, which apply flock onto cloth, were not equipped and used in a safe manner. Employees were exposed to the hazards of dust explosions, deflagrations, and other fire hazards due to potential sources of ignition including, but not limited to, electrostatic grids in the flock modules, static electricity discharges, sparks originating from tramp metal getting entrained into the system, and mechanical failures causing overheating of components. On 11/2/17, an employee was burned when the combustible dust in the Range 1 flock machine ignited.