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OSHA Inspection: AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC DBA EDIS INDUSTRIAL LAUNDR

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC DBA EDIS INDUSTRIAL LAUNDR in CALLE 272 LOTE 10 COUNTRY CLUB, CAROLINA, PR 00983 (NAICS 812332). OSHA activity number 312809452.

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Site address
CALLE 272 LOTE 10 COUNTRY CLUB
City
CAROLINA
State
PR
ZIP
00983
Mailing
10801 WAYZATA BLVD, MINNETONKA, MN 55305
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
812332
SIC code (legacy)
7218
Employees
69
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

6A0001

Other-than-serious Gravity 10 1 instance 39 exposed
Issued
Nov 17, 2009
Abate by
Dec 14, 2009
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act:  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 physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to: fire/ explosion hazards
Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico:
El patrono no
proveyo empleo y un sitio de empleo libre de riesgos reconocidos que esten
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a: Fuego/ Peligro de Explosion
At Ameripride Services Inc (Edis Industrial Laundry) located in 272 street
of Campo Rico
Industrial Park, Carolina PR, the employer failed to prevent a recognized
fire/explosion hazard
due to failures on the Consolidated Laundry Machine's (1&2) lint
collectors system, exposing
the employees that worked in the adjacent and surrounding area. Even
though the employer
cleaned the collectors every 6 months, it was documented that fires and
fire related events inside
the lint collector occurred several times each year, since year 2006. The
last reported fire took
place on August 17, 2009. During that fire the lint inside the collector
caught fire due to the heat
coming from the dryers and heat that was accumulated due to:
1)  Acumulation of lint inside the collector,
2)  A smaller exhaust duct diameter that the one specified on the CLM
Laundry Systems
Operation Manual.
It was documented that:
a)  The lint collector system is only 21" diameter.  The CLM Laundry
Systems
Operation Manual states that the minimum plant duct size should be 26"
diameter.
b)  Dryer # 2, model 400GP, Serial number 861004 full lint collector
detector alarm
system was inoperative and was not clearly identified to the employees as
in Dryer #1.
c)  The lint collected during the cleaning up phase after the fire event,
it was a
full bulk cargo cart (see photo AMERIPRIDE 312809452 D7057 110309 014.jpg)
Feasible abatement methods to correct this hazard may include, but are not
limited to:
1. Follow the recommendations set out by manufacturer on page number 4 of
the Operation
Manual CLM Laundry Systems:
A) Exhaust Duct Assembly
This duct is mounted directly to and extends above the flange for
connection to the Plant
exhaust duct, dimensions to the outlet flange are:
400# Standard Dryer--21"X 21" (with which the employer did according to)
B) Minimum Plant Duct Sizes should be as follows:400# Standard Dryer--26"
Diameter or 530 SQ IN
*Also, the employer has to investigate if the height and distance of the
collectors could
affect the efficiency of the exhaust system that should have an efficiency
of 11,000 CFM
(cubit feet per minute).
2. Establish and implement a preventative maintenance program which
includes written
procedures and establishes the cleaning of the lint collector regularly
and an established expected
service life of critical parts with replacement schedules. The maintenance
employees should be
provided with such a kind of equipment (Scissors lift, Boom, Order Picker
Forklit, or Rolling
Warehouse Ladders) in order to reach safely the top of drain that is 25
feet high.
En Ameripride Services Inc (Edis Industrial Laundry) localizado en la
calle 272 del Parque
Industrial Campo Rico, Carolina PR, el patrono fallo en prevenir riesgo
reconocido de
fuego/explosisn debido a fallas en el sistema de coleccion de peluza de
las Secadoras
Consolidated (1 y 2), a los empleados trabajando en el area adjacente y
alrrededor. Durante el
proceso de inspeccion se documento que eventos de fuego dentro del
collector de peluza han
ocurrido varias veces cada ano desde 2006; aun cuando el patrono limpiaba
los colectores cada
6 meses. El ultimo fuego en reportarse fue en agosto 17, 2009. Durante ese
fuego la pelusa
dentro del collector de la secadora #2 se incendio debido a el calor que
provenia de la secadora
y el calor acumulado debido a:
1) acumulacion de pelusa dentro del collector,
2) un diametro mas pequeno del conducto de extraccion que el especificado
en el Manual
de operacion de sistemas de secadoras CLM.
Se documento que:
a)  Los ductos del sistema de coleccion de peluza es de solo 21" de
diametro.  El Manual
de Operaciones de CLM Laundry Systems establece que el tamano minimo del
ducto del
sistema de coleccion de peluza debe ser de 26" diametro
b) La alarma de deteccion del ducto de coleccion, lleno de peluza, de la
Secadora # 2,
modelo 400GP, Numero de Serie 861004, estaba inoperante y no estaba
claramente
identificada para los empleados como en la Secadora #1.
c)  Durante la fase de limpieza, luego del fuego se recogio un carro de
carga,
lleno de peluza (ver foto AMERIPRIDE 312809452 D7057 110309 014.jpg)
Metodos factibles para corregir este peligro puede incluir, pero no se
limita a lo siguiente:
1. Seguir las recomendaciones establecidas por el manufacturero en el
Manual de Operaciones
CLM Systems en la pagina 4:
A) Ensamblaje del ducto de extraccion
Este ducto es montado directamente a y extendido sobre la cubierta del
ventilador y tiene una junta para coneccion de salida al ducto de
extraccion de la Planta.  Las
dimensiones de la junta son:
400# Standard Dryer--21"X 21" (con lo cual el patrono realizo acorde al
manual)
B) Tamano minimo del ducto de la planta debe ser como sigue:
400# Secadora estander--26" Diametro o 530 pulgadas cuadradas
*Ademas, el patrono debe investigar si la altura y la distancia pudiera
afectar la eficiencia
del sistema de extraccion que debe ser de 11.000 CFM (pies cuadrados por
minuto).
2. O, establecer y aplicar un programa de mantenimiento preventivo que
incluya
los
procedimientos escritos y establezca la limpieza regularmente del colector
y establecer una
expectativa de servicio de por vida a piezas crmticas con calendario para
reemplazos. Los
empleados de mantenimiento deberan ser provistos, de un equipo (ya sea
Scissor Lift, Boom
comunmente conocidos como tijeras, jirafas, montacargas "Order Picker" o
excalera de almacen
de balanceo) para que puedan accesar, de una forma segura, la tapa del
colector que se encuentra
a 25 pies de altura.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $3000.00

1910.178 A06

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Nov 17, 2009
Abate by
Nov 30, 2009
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $450.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

1910.178 P01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Nov 17, 2009
Abate by
Dec 14, 2009
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $450.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

1910.178 Q07

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Nov 17, 2009
Abate by
Nov 30, 2009
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $225.00
  • — Z (O) $450.00

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