Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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 were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to dust explosion, deflagration, and/or fire hazards: a) Compressor Room adjacent to Hershey Room: Employees were exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards in that the air compressor system that provided energy for the cocoa powder packaging equipment was not designed to prevent transmission of energy from fire or explosion where materials such as cocoa powder that had been determined to be combustible or explosible were present. On or about March 25, 2018, a fire occurred in the rotary screw air compressor(s) and their exhaust ventilation duct work system resulting in damage of three (3) compressors, exhaust ventilation duct work and most ceiling tiles and a portion of the roof above the compressors.