OSHA Inspection: ALL-STEEL, INCORPORATED

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $800

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 on or about December 14,
1989, operators of the Wisconsin curing ovens on the roll coating
conveyor lines were exposed to the hazard of fire and/or explosion when
vapors of flammable glue were inadvertantly ignited by the oven heating
system resulting in an explosion.
The curing ovens were operable without the use of the provided
mechanical ventilation, thus allowing vapor build-up within the oven in
excess of lower explosive limits.
In addition, operator training was inadequate and did not result in
demonstrated understanding of the equipment and of its operation to
assure knowledge of and practice of safe operating procedures. This
training did not include explosion hazards and sources of ignition
encountered during oven operation, functions of controls, safety devices
and emergency procedures, and was not conducted under the supervision of
experienced person(s).
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to:
1) Install and maintain a mechanical ventilation system in accordance
with NFPA 86-1987, "Standard For Ovens and Furnaces" which details
electrical interlocks and flow switches in the safety control circuit
of the curing ovens so that a loss of ventilation of airflow will
immediately shut down the heating system of the particular oven
section affected or, if necessary, a loss of ventilation shall shut
down the entire oven heating system as well as the conveyor.
2) Develop and implement an oven operator training procedure which
incorporates the fundamentals outlined in NFPA 86-1987 which shall
include, as applicable:
a) Combustion of fuel-air mixtures.
b) Explosion hazards.
c) Sources of ignition including auto ignition, for instance by
incandescent surfaces.
d) Functions of control and safety devices.
e) Handling of special atmospheres.
f) Scheduled retraining and testing of regular personnel to maintain a
high level of proficiency and effectiveness.
g) Conduct of all training under the supervision of experienced
person(s) which results in demonstrated understanding of the
equipment and of its operation to assure knowledge of and practice
of safe operating procedures.

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 21, 1990

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 17, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 17, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 21, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 21, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 6, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 17, 1990

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 1, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 28, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 28, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 21, 1990

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Apr 2, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 19, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 17, 1990

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 19, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 17, 1990

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 15, 1990

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $200

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 15, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 19, 1990

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 19, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 15, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Jun 1, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 20, 1990

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $200

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 21, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Mar 6, 1990

Issued

Feb 14, 1990

Abate by

Feb 17, 1990