Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 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 severe burn injuries from a dust explosion hazard that could have resulted from, or been exacerbated by, the propagation of a fire and explosion in the dust collectors and the east and west bucket elevators that were located inside of the building structure. (a)Silo Building - There was a dust collector located at the FCW number 1 conveyor system which was located inside the silo building. (b)Day Bin Room - There was a large dust collector system located in the Day Bin Room that collected dust from the day bins and the mixing room at the dumpers. (c)Silo Building - The east and west bucket elevators had their deflagration venting into the main building instead of exiting to the outside. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO RELOCATE THE DUST COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND BUCKET ELEVATOR DEFLAGRATION VENTING TO THE OUTSIDE AREAS."