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

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 engaged in woodworking operations were exposed to combustible dust explosion, deflagration, and/or other fire hazards from combustible wood dust: a) Facility-Wide - The employer did not determine the combustibility hazards of wood materials during woodworking operations and failed to conduct a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to identify and document the equipment and areas of the facility where dust fire and explosion hazards exist, on or about April 18, 2024. b) Facility-Wide - Combustible wood dust generated during woodworking operations was not effectively captured and controlled and exposed employees to dust deflagration, explosion, or other fire hazards due to layers of fugitive combustible wood dust in the Dust Collector Room, the area around the SawStop cabinet saw, and the area around the CNC Nextech 400 48ACD, on or about April 18, 2024. c) Assembly Room - Combustible wood dust was not removed at least daily from the Delta 50-760 indoor enclosureless dust collector which was connected to a SawStop cabinet saw, on or about April 18, 2024. d) Dust Collector Room and CNC Work Area - Combustible wood dust generated by a Nextech 4000 48ACD CNC traveled through a dust collection system that was not equipped with protective measures to detect, suppress, contain, and isolate any combustible dust fires and/or explosions that were at risk of occurring in or entering the work area, on or about April 18, 2024. The dust collection system included a dust collection hood, ducts, and an indoor 4080 CFM Oneida Air Systems cyclone dust collector. e) Dust Collector Room - A 55-gallon drum used to collect combustible wood dust from an Oneida Air Systems dust collector was not bonded and grounded to prevent static electrical energy accumulation, on or about April 18, 2024. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.