OSHA Inspection: WOODMASTER'S CABINETRY, INCORPORATED

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00

Hazardous substances W103E200

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 were exposed to
severe burn injuries from the hazard of fire and explosion of wood dust
from lack of isolation
devices:
(a)Woodmaster's Cabinetry, Incorporated - Both the System A and System B
dust
collectors were not equipped with isolation devices to prevent fires and
deflagrations from propagating from the dust collector back through the
inlet
ductwork to the woodworking equipment, or through the ductwork recycling
exhausted air back into the building over the winter months, on or about
June 24,
2010
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct these hazards includes following the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA)
664, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood
Processing and
Woodworking Facilities, 2007 Edition, including, but not limited to:
Isolate conveying
systems with fire and deflagration hazards to prevent propagation of fire
and deflagration
both upstream and downstream into occupied areas or other critical process
equipment
(NFPA 664, Chapter 8, Section 8.2.4.1).  Examples of isolation methods
include
mechanical isolation (such as rotary airlock valves), chemical isolation
(discharge of a
chemical extinguishing agent into interconnecting pipe or duct), and flame
front diverters
(such as backblast dampers and high-speed abort gates).
All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by
a competent
engineer or other technically qualified person.  Ninety (90) day progress
reports
are required during the abatement period.
*STEP 1
Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement
outlining a schedule
for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to
control
employee exposure to hazardous substances as 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;
and
4.Acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.
*STEP 2
Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible
engineering
upon
verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:STEP - 1 - 12/19/10
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:STEP - 2 - 09/20/11
VERIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $908.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $908.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $908.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-13 00:00:00

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $908.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040246008101990

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $908.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040246008101990

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $597.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $908.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-20 00:00:00