OSHA Inspection: TEMPLE ALUMINUM FOUNDRY, INCORPORATED

Issued

Jul 10, 2008

Abate by

Aug 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $190 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 dust explosion, deflagration or other fire hazards from
improperly designed
ventilation systems for the collection of aluminum dust:
(a)Grinding and Assembly - The dry type Dust Kop dust collector was not
located
outside the building on or about May 20, 2008.
(b)Grinding and Assembly - The dry type Torit dust collector was not
located
outside the building on or about May 20, 2008.
(c)Grinding Area - The dry type Industrial Air, Inc. dust collector was
not located
outside the building on or about May 20, 2008.
(d)Grinding and Assembly - The dry type Dust Kop dust collection system had
branch ducts disconnected and unused portions of the system blanked off
without
means to provided to maintain required air flow.
(e)Grinding and Assembly - The dry type Dust Kop dust collection system
sections
flexible hose that was not bonded and grounded to minimized accumulation of
static electric charge.
(f)Grinding and Assembly - Air from the dry type Dust Kop dust collector
was
recirculated into the building, on or about May 20, 2008.
(g)Grinding and Assembly - Air from the dry type Torit dust collector was
recirculated into the building, on or about May 20, 2008.
(h)Grinding Area - Air from the dry type Industrial Air, Inc. dust
collector was
recirculated into the building, on or about May 20, 2008.
(i)Grinding Area - The blower on the Dust Kop ventilation system for
drawing dust
laden air into the collector was not located on the clean air side of the
collector,
on or about May 20, 2008.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THESE HAZARDS INCLUDE FOLLOWING NFPA 484 STANDARD FOR
COMBUSTIBLE METALS 2006 EDITION WHICH SPECIFIES DRY TYPE DUST
COLLECTORS SHALL BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS, BRANCH DUCTS
SHALL NOT BE DISCONNECTED NOR SHALL UNUSED PORTIONS OF THE SYSTEM
BE BLANKED OFF WITHOUT MEANS BEING PROVIDED TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED
AIRFLOW, DUCT SYSTEMS, DUST COLLECTORS, AND DUST PRODUCING
MACHINERY SHALL BE BONDED AND GROUNDED TO MINIMIZE ACCUMULATIONS
OF STATIC ELECTRICITY, RECYCLING OF AIR FROM DRY TYPE DUST
COLLECTORS INTO BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROHIBITED AND THE BLOWER FORDRAWING
THE DUST LADEN AIR INTO THE COLLECTOR SHALL BE LOCATED ONT
THE CLEAN AIR SIDE OF THE COLLECTOR.

Issued

Jul 10, 2008

Abate by

Aug 12, 2008

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $190 Reduced

Issued

Jul 10, 2008

Abate by

Aug 12, 2008