Safety Order 01 Item 001
Type of Violation: Serious; $4,000
IC 22-8-1.1 Section 2: The employer did not establish and maintain conditions of work which were reasonably safe and healthful for employees, and free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible dust hazards:
Facility- Information to verify the installed safety equipment and/or safety design features on the combustible wood dust (Kst = 20. 75) collection system was not provided.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT MAY INCLUDE:
Installation and maintenance of a dust collection system that meets the requirements ofNFP A 664, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities.
Safety Order 01 Item 002
Type of Violation: Serious; $4,000 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. Plant 2- Combustible wood dust (
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. Plant 2- Combustible wood dust (
Plant 2- Combustible wood dust (Kst = 20.75) had accumulated in amounts greater than 1/32 inch on the pipes on the ceiling, and on the equipment that employees ground, drilled and cut wood which created a potential deflagration and/or fire hazard.
Safety Order 01 Item 003
Type of Violation: Serious; $4,000 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:
Plant 2 – Combustible wood dust (Kst = 20. 75) had accumulated in amounts greater than 1/32 inch where employees ground, cut and drilled wood which created a potential deflagration and/or fire hazard.
Safety Order 01 Item 004
Type of Violation: Serious; $4,000 29CFR1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:
29CFR1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:
Facility – Employees weren’t provided with and didn’t wear flame-resistant, non-static generating clothing (FRC) and static dissipating safety shoes in areas of the facility where employees were exposed to potential flash fire hazards when conducting operations that included cleaning equipment and other surfaces of combustible wood dust (Kst = 20.75).
Safety Order 01 Item 005
Type of Violation: Serious; $4,000 29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:
29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:
Plant 2 – Electrical equipment including, but not limited to; breaker panels and overhead lighting, with accumulations of combustible wood dust (Explosion Severity= 1.6), were not rated for use in a Class II Division I location.
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