OSHA Inspection: GREENVILLE METALS INC.

Issued

Jun 23, 2011

Abate by

Jan 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,650 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 potential explosion, deflagrations, and flame
fronts entering back
into the building due to a lack of isolation devices on the dust
collection equipment and
associated duct work:
a)  Greenville Metals, Inc., bag house by mixing room ---- dust
collector/bag house
(model #SFC; Serial #60061080)--- outside of the mixing/blending room: On
or about
5/24/11, the dust collector/bag house and its associated duct work did not
have any
isolation devices. The lack of isolation devices could allow an explosion
originating in
the dust collector/bag house to propagate back into the building.
Condition potentially
exposed personnel to the hazards associated with dust
explosions/deflagrations.   The
bag house services operations for the MsN mixer.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct the
conditions are to
comply with applicable requirements notes in NFPA 655 and the installation
of approved
isolation devices.