OSHA Inspection: ATC PANELS, INC.

Issued

May 2, 2007

Abate by

May 29, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment 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 hazard from high
concentrations of airborne wood dust:
a)facility, forming area - where employees were allowed to work in a Class
II Division II location
where wood dust had accumulated 1/2 inch to 2 inches deep on all the flat
surfaces
throughout
the area.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among other, to correct this
hazard is to have
regular cleaning frequencies established for walls, floors, and horizontal
surfaces, such as
equipment pipes, hoods, ledges, beams, and above suspended ceilings and
other concealed
surfaces, to minimize dust accumulation within operating areas of the
facility.
(Reference: NFPA 654 8.2.1.2 Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust
Explosions from
the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate
Solids.)ate

Issued

May 2, 2007

Abate by

May 7, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

Issued

May 2, 2007

Abate by

May 7, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800