OSHA Inspection: ALLSTATE POWER VAC

Issued

May 28, 1998

Abate by

Jul 15, 1998

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,900 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 an explosion/flash fire hazard:
a) Mantua Grove Road, Woodbury, NJ 08096 -
On or about 11/29/97, employees were vacuuming polypropylene in powder
form from a
storage silo on the property of Huntsman Polypropylene Corporation
utilizing a Vactor Mobile
Industrial Vacuum Loading Machine (manufactured by Peabody Meyers) without
it being
grounded and/or bonded.
NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to follow the sections of your publication titled, "Allstate
Power-Vac Health and Safety
Forms" that address vehicle grounding and bonding.
ABATEMENT NOTE: In Accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, Abatement Verification,
the
employer will furnish certification that the described hazard has been
abated. Documentation
may include but is not limited to photographs, videos, work orders,
invoices, training records
and consultant reports. Abatement documentation must be received by the
Area Director within
13 calendar days of the final abatement date for this violation.