OSHA Inspection: OAK-DALE HARDWOOD PRODUCTS, INC

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Jun 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 serious burns from potential dust deflagration, explosion,
or other fire hazards
as the result of the improper design and maintenance of the dust
collection systems:
(a)Oak-Dale Hardwood Products, Inc. in Spring Valley, WI:  The following
deficiencies were found with the Honeyville Metal, Inc. bag house dust
collector
and associated systems used for collection of hardwood dusts:
(1)A means of tramp metal protection was not provided to keep any
unwanted metal fragments from entering the air-material separator (bag
house).
(2)A means of static charge dissipation, such as bonding or grounding was
not provided between the air-material separator (bag house) and pieces of
equipment which were connected by flexible non-metallic duct work on
machinery such as, but no limited to, the IMC straight line rip saw,
Northfield radial arm saw, and Medalist double end tenoner.
(3)Use of flexible non-metallic duct work exceeded the minimum required
for machinery operation on equipment, such as but not limited to, the
Northfield radial arm saw and the Medalist double end tenoner.
(4)A deflagration isolation or suppression system was not provided between
the inlet (dirty air) side of the air-material separator (bag house) and
the
facility itself.
(5)A spark detection system with high speed abort gate or extinguishment
capability was not installed downstream of the last material entry points
and upstream of the air-material separator (bag house) where machinery
having a history of producing sparks, including a large belt sander having
an automatic feed system (Durumac wide belt sander), was used.
(b)Oak-Dale Hardwood Products, Inc. in Spring Valley, WI:  The following
deficiencies were found with the Grizzly enclosureless dust collection
system
associated with the Multicam CNC router:
(1)A means of static charge dissipation, such as bonding or grounding, was
not provided between the air material separator and the piece of equipment
which were connected by flexible non-metallic duct work.
(2)The system was located within 20 feet of a means of egress and routinely
occupied areas.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS
OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES
OUTLINED IN NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 664
"STANDARD FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS IN
WOOD PROCESSING AND WOODWORKING FACILITIES (2007)
EDITION".
Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.
Abatement
note: Although not determined to be a hazard at the time of the inspection
due to
the diversion of return air to atmosphere during the warmer months, the
employer
should note the requirements of NFPA 664 (2007) Section 8.2.2.6 regarding
requirements for safely recycling exhausted air and Section 8.2.4 regarding
deflagration isolation of the return air (outlet) side from the facility.
Abatement Schedule
STEP 1 -A combination of administrative controls shall be implemented as
an interim
protection measure until feasible engineering and administrative controls
can be
permanently implemented.  (Examples may include but are not limited to:
frequent and routine housekeeping measures, visual inspection of stock
materials
for tramp metal, routine visual inspections of duct work for settled dust
material
or buildup with cleaning scheduled when adverse conditions are detected,
movement of personnel from immediate proximity to the South wall and inlet
duct
work (dirty air) leading to the air-material separator (bag-house), and
diversion
of the clean air return duct work to outside atmosphere prior to
re-entering the
facility, and reduction of dust concentration introduced into the dust
collection
system by strategic planning of equipment run times).
STEP 2 -A written, detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the
Area Director
outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or
administrative
measures to control employee exposures to the hazardous condition
referenced in
this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the
following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates
required by
this citation:
(1)Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;
(2)Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;
(3)Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures;
(4)Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls;
All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by
a
competent certified safety professional, professional engineer, or other
technically
qualified person.
STEP 3 - Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of
feasible
engineering and administrative control upon verification of their
effectiveness in
achieving compliance.
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP - 1   11/13/09
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP - 2   12/18/09
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP - 3   01/20/10

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Oct 21, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 19, 2009

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 19, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 11, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 18, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 11, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Dec 4, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 27, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 27, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 27, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 27, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 27, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 19, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 19, 2009

Issued

Oct 16, 2009

Abate by

Nov 19, 2009