OSHA Inspection: OAK-DALE HARDWOOD PRODUCTS, INC

Issued

Jan 21, 2011

Abate by

Apr 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,280 · Current $5,280

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 dust collection
system:
(a)Oak-Dale Hardwood Products, Inc. in Spring Valley, WI: This employer has
been previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and
health
standard (under section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of
1970), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313175762, citation
number one, item number one and was affirmed as a final order on
10/16/2009,
with respect to the facility located at W121 2nd Street Spring Valley, WI.
The
following repeated 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 ductwork on
machinery such as, but not limited to, the IMC straight line rip saw,
Northfield radial arm saw, and the Medalist double end tenoner.
(3)Use of flexible non-metallic ductwork 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 (Duramac wide belt sander), was used.
Abatement note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for
this item.
Although not determined to be a hazard upon inspection on 10/27/2010 due
to the
previous recommendation of interim measures, under inspection 313175762,
the
employer had diverted the clean air return ductwork to the outside
atmosphere until the
required engineering abatement could be installed. The requirements of
NFPA 664 (2007)
Section 8.2.2.6 shall be referenced regarding the requirements for safely
recyclingexhausted air and Section 8.2.4 regarding deflagration isolation
of the return air (outlet)
side from the facility.
Abatement Schedule
STEP 1- 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 measures;
(4)Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls;
All proposed measures shall be approved for each particular use by a
competent certified safety professional, professional engineer, or other
technically qualified person.
STEP 2- 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  2/1/2011
Date by which Violation must be Abated: STEP- 2  4/13/2011

Issued

Jan 21, 2011

Abate by

Mar 9, 2011

Issued

Jan 21, 2011

Abate by

Mar 9, 2011

Issued

Jan 21, 2011

Abate by

Mar 9, 2011

Issued

Jan 21, 2011

Abate by

Mar 9, 2011

Issued

Jan 21, 2011

Abate by

Mar 9, 2011