Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 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 deflagration, explosion or other fire hazard: a) Manufacturing Area: Employees scooped powdered ingredients including, but not limited to Flocel xx (microcrystalline cellulose), Vivasol (croscarmellose sodium), and white rice powder into the encapsulation and tablet machines to make nutritional supplement capsules and tablets. The dust collector for these rooms was a Donaldson Torit 1200. The dust was sampled and determined to have a Kst of 56.17 bar*meters per second. The dust collection system including ductwork was not adequately grounded to prevent a dust deflagration, explosion or other fire hazard, on or about July 29, 2019. b) Manufacturing Area: Employees scooped powdered ingredients including, but not limited to Flocel xx (microcrystalline cellulose), Vivasol (croscarmellose sodium), and white rice powder into the encapsulation and tablet machines to make nutritional supplement capsules and tablets. The dust collector for these rooms was a Powermatic model PM1900PX. The dust was sampled and determined to have a Kst of 56.17 bar*meters per second. The dust collection system including ductwork was not adequately grounded to prevent a dust deflagration, explosion or other fire hazard, on or about September 5, 2019. c) Loading Dock area, adjacent to the Manufacturing Area: Employees scooped powdered ingredients including, but not limited to Flocel xx (microcrystalline cellulose), Vivasol (croscarmellose sodium), and white rice powder into the encapsulation and tablet machines to make nutritional supplement capsules and tablets. The dust collector for the room was a Donaldson Torit Model VS 550. The dust was sampled and determined to have a Kst of 56.17 bar*meters per second. The dust collection system including ductwork was not adequately grounded to prevent a dust deflagration, explosion or other fire hazard, on or about September 5, 2019.