OSHA Inspection: KENNEDY DIE CASTINGS, INC.

Issued

Aug 18, 1997

Abate by

Aug 14, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,925 · Current $960 Reduced

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 fire and explosion hazards where aluminum dusts were
generated:
THE EMPLOYER DID NOT ENSURE THAT THE FOLLOWING ALUMINUM
PROCESSING AND FINISHING OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NFPA 65, STANDARD FOR THE PROCESSING AND FINISHING OF ALUMINUM.
a) MACHINING AND FINISHING DEPT: THE "BCP AUTOBLAST"'S DRY TYPE DUST
COLLECTOR WAS NOT LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING AS SPECIFIED BY NFPA
65, SECTION 2-1.5 OR PROVIDED WITH EQUIVALENT PROTECTION AS SPECIFIED
BY NFPA 65 SECTION 1-4.
b) MACHINING AND FINISHING DEPT: THE 12" TABLE MOUNTED DISK SANDER
WHICH IS USED FOR FINISHING ALUMINUM PARTS WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A
DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM AS SPECIFIED BY NFPA 65 SECTION 2-1.1.
c) MACHINING AND FINISHING DEPT: THE 3" FREESTANDING BELTSANDER
WHICH IS USED FOR FINISHING ALUMINUM PARTS WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A
DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM AS SPECIFIED BY NFPA 65 SECTION 2-1.1.
d) MACHINING AND FINISHING DEPT; THE (2) TWO,  2" TABLE MOUNTED BELT
SANDERS IN FRONT OF THE PANGBORN ROTOBLASTER AND THE WHEELABRATOR
TUMBLEBLASTER WHICH ARE USED FOR FINISHING ALUMINUM PARTS WERE
NOT EQUIPPED WITH DUST COLLECTION SYSTEMS AS SPECIFIED BY NFPA 65
SECTION 2.1.
e & f) MACHINING AND FINISHING DEPT: THE PANGBORN ROTOBLASTER'S AND
THE WHEELABRATOR'S TUMBLEBLASTER'S DRY TYPE DUST COLLECTION
SYSTEMS WERE NOT:
i) LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING AS SPECIFIED BY NFPA 65, SECTION
2-1.5 OR PROVIDED WITH EQUIVALENT PROTECTION AS SPECIFIED BY
NFPA65 SECTION 1-4.
ii) EQUIPPED WITH EXPLOSION VENTS WHERE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD
EXISTS, AS SPECIFIED BY NFPA 65 SECTION 2-4.5
iii) BONDED AND GROUNDED TO MINIMIZE ACCUMULATION OF STATIC
ELECTRIC CHARGE, AS SPECIFIED IN NFPA 65 SECTION 2-2.6.
g) MACHINING AND FINISHING DEPT: A PLACARD WAS NOT PROVIDED ON/NEAR
THE 12" TABLE MOUNTED DISC SANDER'S DUST COLLECTOR " WARNING-
ALUMINUM METAL ONLY- FIRE OR EXPLOSION CAN RESULT WITH OTHER
METALS.", AS SPECIFIED BY NFPA 65 SECTION 2-1.7.
h) MACHINERY AND FINISHING DEPT: DUST REMOVED FROM THE PANGBORN
ROTOBLASTER AND THE WHEELABRATOR TUMBLEBLASTER WAS NOT
DISCHARGED FROM THE COLLECTORS INTO METAL CONTAINERS, AS SPECIFIED
IN NFPA 65 SECTION 2-4.4. FINES FROM THESE TWO AUTOBLASTERS WERE
COLLECTED IN PLASTIC/FIBERGLASS TOTE BINS.
i) MACHINERY AND FINISHING DEPT: DUST REMOVED FROM THE BCP
AUTOBLAST'S DUST COLLECTOR WAS NOT HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
NFPA 65 SECTION 2-4.4. FINES FROM THE COLLECTION DRUM WERE DUMPED TO
A NON-METAL BIN, ALLOWING CREATION OF FUGITIVE DUSTS.