Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms are not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition: (a) The shavings room continues to have a hazardous accumulation of wood dust on surfaces including, but not limited to: structural supports, pipes, fixtures, ductwork, and equipment including conveyors. This violation was most recently observed on January 13, 2016. On or about 12/22/15, a significant fire occurred in the shavings room when a hot bearing on the head pulley of a conveyor ignited accumulated wood dust and surrounding wood enclosure(s) installed for dust control. (b) The bagging room continues to have a hazardous accumulation of wood dust on surfaces including, but not limited to: structural supports, pipes, fixtures, ductwork, and equipment. This violation was most recently observed on January 13, 2016. RWS Manufacturing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.22(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 757902, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/27/15, with respect to a workplace located at 22 Ferguson Lane, Queensbury, NY.