OSHA Inspection: PARRETT MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Jul 12, 2010

Abate by

Dec 31, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $875 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)Parrett Manufacturing, Inc.: The following deficiencies were found with
the
Honeyville dust collection system;
(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 and pieces of equipment
connected by flexible non-metallic duct work.
(3)A high-speed abort gate operating in conjunction with a spark detection
system was not provided on the return air (outlet) side of the air-material
separator in order to intercept and divert any burning material to
atmosphere before re-entering the facility.
(4)A deflagration isolation or suppression system was not provided for the
inlet (dirty) air side of the air-material separator nor for the outlet
(clean)
air side of the air-material separator.
(5)A spark detection system with a high-speed abort gate or extinguishment
was not installed downstream of the last material entry point and upstream
of the air-material separator where machinery having a history of
producing frequent sparks, including a large belt sanders having an
automatic feed systems was used.
(b)Parrett Manufacturing, Inc.: The following deficiencies were found with
the
Dantherm dust collection system;
(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 and pieces of equipment
connected by flexible non-metallic duct work.
(3)A high-speed abort gate operating in conjunction with a spark detection
system was not provided on the return air (outlet) side of the
air-materialseparator in order to intercept and divert any burning
material to
atmosphere before re-entering the facility.
(4)A deflagration isolation or suppression system was not provided for the
inlet (dirty) air side of the air-material separator nor for the outlet
(clean)
air side of the air-material separator.
(5)The explosion venting doors were oriented back toward the North wall of
the facility (North machining area).
(c)Parrett Manufacturing, Inc.: The following deficiencies were found with
the Grill
Department 3 bag enclosureless collection system, the Lobo Machine Corp
Jet-60
single end tenoner single bag enclosureless collection system, and the
lineal line
Paint Room sanding operation double bag enclosureless collection system:
(1)A means of static charge dissipation, such as bonding or grounding, was
not provided between the air-material separators (enclosureless collectors)
and pieces of equipment connected by flexible non-metallic duct work.
(2)The systems were located within 20 feet of means of egress and/or
routinely occupied areas.  The systems were not emptied daily.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF
ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE 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 Schedule
STEP 1 -A combination of administrative controls shall be implemented as an
interim protective measure until feasible engineering and administrative
controls can be permanently implemented.
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 employees exposure 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 controls upon verification of their
effectiveness in achieving compliance.
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP 1 -
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP 2 -
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP 3 -

Issued

Jul 12, 2010

Abate by

Oct 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $875 Reduced

Issued

Jul 12, 2010

Abate by

Aug 26, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $875 Reduced

Issued

Jul 12, 2010

Abate by

Sep 23, 2010

Issued

Jul 12, 2010

Abate by

Aug 12, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced