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

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting. a) On or about March 4, 2022, a fire occurred on second shift on the VF1 Vacuum Forming Line. Employees designated to use portable fire extinguishers such as but not limited to second shift team lead and second shift maintenance employees were not trained to utilize fire extinguishers to fight a fire that was larger than an incipient level fire in that 12 fire extinguishers were used until the sprinkler system was activated, the fire was over the employees' heads, and there was no clear path of escape as employees were on a guardrail enclosed ramp next to the oven. b) On or about April 13, 2022, a fire occurred on third shift on the VF1 Vacuum Forming Line that reignited three times. Employees designated to use portable fire extinguisher such as but not limited to the third shift team lead and third shift maintenance employees were not adequately trained to utilize fire extinguishers to fight a fire that reignited four times, the fire was over the employees' heads, and there was no clear path of escape as employees were on a guardrail enclosed ramp next to the oven. c) On or about June 7, 2022, a fire occurred on third shift on the VF1 Vacuum Forming Line that reignited three times. Employees designated to use portable fire extinguisher such as but not limited to the third shift team lead and third shift maintenance employees were not adequately trained to utilize fire extinguishers to fight a fire that reignited three times, the fire was over the employees' heads, and there was no clear path of escape as employees were on a guardrail enclosed ramp next to the oven. .