OSHA Inspection: GOVESAN MANUFACTURING, INCORPORATED

Issued

Dec 18, 2008

Abate by

Jul 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $620 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 hazard from inadequate deflagration venting
and lack of backflash
dampers between milling and collection systams:
(a)Milling Area - The deflagration vents on all the Newman & Esser dust
collection
systems, model number CAR60 252/170, used to collect powder coating dust,
were not vented to the outside of the building, on or about September 24,
2008.
(b)Milling Area -  The ventilation duct from all the milling machines to
the NEA
Group dust collection systems did not have backflash dampers to prevent an
explosion from traveling back to the work area, on or about September 24,
2008.
(c)Outside Area - The Dustex 2000 dust collection system located outside,
model
number CJUP 5000, did not have a backflash damper to prevent an explosion
from traveling back to the work area, on or about September 24, 2008.
ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct the hazard is to comply with the National Fire
Protection Association
(NFPA 654), "Standard to Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions for the
Manufacturing, Processing and Handling of Combustible Particulate
Solids"-2006 as it
applies to your operations and equipment including but not limited to:
(a)Install vent ducts for the dust collection system to the outside of the
building in accordance to NFPA 68, Venting of Deflagrations.
(b)Install an isolation device to prevent deflagration propagation from air
material separators upstream to the work areas.
VERIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 18, 2008

Abate by

Dec 23, 2008

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $365 Reduced

Issued

Dec 18, 2008

Abate by

Dec 23, 2008

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $365 Reduced

Issued

Dec 18, 2008

Abate by

Dec 23, 2008

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $365 Reduced