OSHA Inspection: JESCO MAINTENANCE CORPORATION

Issued

2011-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

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 Class II combustible dust explosion hazards due to the
carbon black dust
handling systems were not equipped with safety devices as to:
On or about December 7-8, 2010 on the roof and 2nd floor of the mixing
department,
employees were exposed to combustible dust fire and explosion hazards due
to the
employer's failure to protect the carbon black dust storage silos,
conveying systems, day
bins, cyclones, and dust collectors with an adequate venting, suppression
system, or
suppression system.
(a)The pneumatic/vacuum duct system used to transfer carbon black from the
tank
railcars and tank trailers was not provided with a fire detection and
isolation system.
(b)The eight (8) main storage silos located outside and away from the
building were
not provided with deflagration/explosion protection systems.
(c)The eight (8) inch diameter pneumatic/vacuum conveying duct that
transfers
carbon black from the silos to the day bins on the roof of the building
above the banbury
mixers was not provided with a fire detection system and isolation system.
(d)The particle size separators (cyclones) on top of the two day bins ("E"
Day Bin
for banbury mixer #4 and "D" Day Bin for banbury mixer #3) were not
provided with
deflagration/explosion protection, fire detection, and suppression systems.
(e)The air material separators (dust collectors) on top of the two day
bins ("E" Day
Bin for banbury mixer #4 and "D" Day Bin for banbury mixer #3) were not
provided
with deflagration/explosion systems, fire detection, and suppression
systems.
(f)The two day bins, "E" Day Bin for banbury mixer #4 and "D" Day Bin for
banbury mixer 3 were four (4) compartment silos located on top of the roof
above
the
master batch mixers. They were not provided with deflagration/explosion
protection
systems.
(g)The duct work system drawing carbon black dust from the charging areas
for
banbury mixers 3 and 4 were not provided with a fire detection and
isolation systems.
(h)The enclosed screw conveyor systems for mixers 3 and 4 used to return
the
carbon black dust, drawn from the charging areas, back to the scales for
recycling were
not provided with a fire detection and isolation systems.
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct these
hazards is to follow
the requirements found in NFPA 69, 91, and 654.

Issued

2011-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-07-19 00:00:00

Issued

2011-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

Issued

2011-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-06-21 00:00:00

Issued

2011-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

Issued

2011-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-06-08 00:00:00