OSHA Inspection: HARDIGG INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 21, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 21, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 21, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 21, 1998

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Aug 13, 1998

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Hazardous substances A101

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 is free from recognized
hazards that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to potential fire and explosion hazards in areas where fine
metallic dusts were
generated:
a) ALUMINUM MOLD GRINDING AREA: THE PUSH BROOM USED TO SWEEP UP
ALUMINUM CONTAINING DUSTS PRESENTED A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO THE
BROOMS SYNTHETIC BRISTLES, WHICH CAN ACCUMULATE STRONG STATIC
CHARGES.
b) TUMBLING/DEBURRING DEPARTMENT; THE DRY TYPE DUST COLLECTION
SYSTEM SERVING THE DUAL SPINDLE PEDESTAL GRINDER WHICH IS
REGULARLY USED TO DEBURR SMALL ALUMINUM PARTS WAS NOT DESIGNED
AND CONSTRUCTED TO MINIMIZE FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS.
c) RAMCO BELT SANDING MACHINE: ALUMINUM SLUDGE GENERATED BY THE
RAMCO BELT SANDING MACHINE'S WET DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM WAS NOT
REMOVED FROM THE SLUDGE COLLECTION PAN DAILY AND ACCUMULATIONS
OF ALUMINUM SLUDGE WHICH WERE GENERATED OVER A SEVERAL WEEK
PERIOD WERE NOT HANDLED IN A MANNER TO MINIMIZE FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS
HAZARDS.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THESE HAZARDS WOULD BE TO ENSURE THAT ALL
OPERATIONS THAT GENERATE ALUMINUM DUSTS ARE PERFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NFPA 65 STANDARD FOR THE PROCESSING AND
FINISHING OF ALUMINUM.

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 21, 1998

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Hazardous substances 1560

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jul 14, 1998

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Hazardous substances 199000400810

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 16, 1998

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jul 14, 1998

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 15, 1998

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 28, 1998

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 28, 1998

Penalty

Current $450

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 28, 1998

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 16, 1998

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 21, 1998

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 21, 1998

Issued

Jun 11, 1998

Abate by

Jun 28, 1998