OSHA Inspection: EAGLE-PICHER

Issued

2001-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish employmnent 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:
The employer did not provide a place of employment which was free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees exposed to ignition of heat
powder collected in bags that were not anti-static. a) C and Porter
Street, Joplin, Missouri 64801 on 11/01/00 an employee was
collecting accumulated waste bags from the pill room.  A bag of
iron heat powder, a static sensitive material, contained in a NON
ANTI-STATIC bag was being loaded onto a cart for transport when a
static spark, generated from inside the bag ignited and exploded.
This subsequently igninted the remainder of the waste in the area.
Abatement includes aquisition and use of static free collection
bags for the static sensitive waste (referenced in Section 7-8.2.2.
Plastic Bags and Drums of NFPA 77, "Recommended Practices on Static
Electricity").  o/   J       y   y   J      p\