Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard: BURNS

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 associated with explosion when scrap aluminum used for charging the reverb furnaces was not preheated to prevent explosions in the furnace and exposing employee(s) to severe burns. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to preheat the aluminum prior to allowing it to be charged into the furnace.