OSHA Inspection: ACME DIV., ALLIED PROD. CORP.

Issued

Oct 13, 1987

Abate by

Nov 16, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 29, 1987

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $490

General-duty citation text

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:
LIQUID MIXING DEPT, METAL POWDER MIXING AREA: EMPLOYEES WHO WERE
INVOLVED IN MAKING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE EPOXY COMPOUND USED
DIVIDED ALUMINUM POWDER IN ITS FORMULATION. THE EXHAUST VENTILATION
SYSTEM THAT SERVICED THIS OPERATION HAD DUCTWORK THAT WAS NOT GROUNDED
AND AN EXHAUST FAN THAT HAD FERROUS BLADES. BOTH WERE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A SPARK, THEREBY IGNITING THE ALUMINUM DUST ACQUIRED WITHIN
THE DUCTWORK. THE RESULTING IGNITION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND/OR
RAPID OVERPRESSURIZATION.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, A FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD WOULD BE TO GROUND THE DUCTWORK AND REPLACE THE
FAN BLADES WITH A NON FERROUS TYPE.

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 29, 1987

Penalty

Initial $480 · Current $480

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 23, 1987

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 14, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 29, 1987

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Sep 27, 1987

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $580 Reduced

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 5, 1987

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $560

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 2, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Sep 27, 1987

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Sep 27, 1987

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $800 Reduced

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Sep 27, 1987

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $800 Reduced

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Sep 30, 1987

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $200

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Sep 30, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 23, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 14, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

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Oct 29, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 29, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 29, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 14, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 29, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 1, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 14, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Sep 27, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 14, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 18, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

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Oct 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 23, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 14, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 29, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

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Sep 30, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Mar 30, 1988

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Mar 30, 1988

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Mar 30, 1988

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 6, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 23, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 23, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Oct 16, 1987

Issued

Sep 24, 1987

Abate by

Nov 23, 1987