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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1213706.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $2,897.00
Current Penalty: $2,027.00
Issuance Date: 03/22/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 05/08/2017
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0316400
Contest Date:
Final Order: 04/14/2017
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 04/14/2017 | $2,027.00 | 05/08/2017 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/22/2017 | $2,897.00 | 05/08/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 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 wood dust explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards from static charge generation in plastic duct work containing combustible wood dust: (a) Wood Waste Collection Area: On February 28, 2017 and times prior, employees are exposed to fire, deflagration and/or explosion hazard from static charge generation while moving combustible wood dust through an approximate 45 foot long plastic duct work, 12 inches in diameter. The wood dust had a Kst value of 5.47 bar-meter/sec.