OSHA Inspection: BUNGE NORTH AMERICA DBA BUNGE MILLING, INC.

Issued

Feb 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 in
that employees were
exposed to the hazard of fire and explosion because methods and practices
were not utilized
to prevent air-material separators (dust collectors) from explosion or
prevent propagation of
fire/explosion from air-material separators into areas that were or could
have been occupied
by employees:
Specialty Building: On or about October 10, 2010, employees required to
perform corn
milling operations were exposed to the hazard of fire and explosion
because the indoor filter-
receiver material-air separator I.P.S.C. (Industrial Process Systems and
Components) Co.
Inc. Model No. 319-0137 downstream to the Sturtevant Model No.3 NSP
Powderizer
(classifier-grinder) was not provided with either fire/explosion
prevention
or protection
controls. The filter-receiver material-air separator was used to collect
combustible corn flour
dust.
Among other methods, a feasible method to correct this hazard is to comply
with the
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 61 "Standard for the Prevention of
Fires and Dust
Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities (2008)",
including, but not limited
to:
The filter-receiver material-air separator should be protected by
containment, suppression,
inerting or explosion venting as described in Sections 11.4.1 and 6.3.1 of
the 2008 NFPA 61
standard.
NOTE:  29 CFR 1903.19 REQUIRES THAT YOU PROVIDE CERTIFICATION AND
DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Feb 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 in that
employees were exposed to the
hazard of fire and explosion because methods and practices were not
utilized to prevent air-
material separators (dust collectors) from explosion or prevent
propagation of fire/explosion from
air-material separators into areas that were or could have been occupied
by employees:
a)Specialty Packaging Area/Tower Area: On or about October 10, 2010,
employees
required to perform corn milling operations were exposed to the hazard of
fire and explosion
because the indoor Micro-D Pulsaire North Filter 034-202 dust collector
was not provided with
either fire/explosion prevention or protection controls.  The dust
collector was used to collect
fugitive combustible corn dust.
b)Specialty Packaging Area/Tower Area: On or about October 10, 2010,
employees
required to perform corn milling operations were exposed to the hazard of
fire
and explosion
because the indoor Micro-D Pulsaire North Filter 034-202 dust collector
unsafely discharged
recycled air back into the facility.   The dust collector was used to
collect fugitive combustible
corn dust.
c)Specialty Building: On or about October 10, 2010, employees required to
perform corn
milling operations were exposed to the hazard of fire and explosion
because the indoor Flex-
Kleen dust collector was not provided with either fire/explosion
prevention or protection
controls.  The dust collector was used to collect fugitive combustible
corn dust.
Among other methods, a feasible method to correct this hazard is to comply
with the National
Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 61 "Standard for the Prevention of Fires and
Dust Explosions
in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities (2008)", including, but not
limited to:
1.Protect air-material separators (dust collectors) by containment,
suppression, inerting or
explosion venting as described in Sections 10.4.3 and 6.3.1 of the 2008
NFPA 61 standard.
2.Discharge air from dust collectors to the outside or install a
high-speed abort gate
activated by a spark detector sufficiently fast to intercept and divert
any burning material to
atmosphere before it can enter the facility through the recycled air duct
to comply with Section
10.4.12.1 of the 2008 NFPA 61 standard.
NOTE:  29 CFR 1903.19 REQUIRES THAT YOU PROVIDE CERTIFICATION AND
DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Feb 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Feb 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Feb 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 14, 2011

Issued

Feb 28, 2011

Abate by

Apr 14, 2011