OSHA Inspection: CRAFT-MAID KITCHENS, INCORPORATED

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Dec 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $615 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9210E200

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 severe burns from the hazard of fire and explosion of wood
dust from lack of
deflagration vents, isolation devices, and from allowing enclosureless
dust collection systems
(some of which handled air from sanding equipment that had mechanical
material feeds) with
maximum air handling capacities over 5000 cfm to be located inside of
buildings:
(a)Outside Dust Collector located behind Building C - The cyclone and
storage bin
were not equipped with deflagration relief vents or a deflagration
suppression
system, and the cyclone did not have isolation devices to prevent fires and
deflagrations from propagating to the storage bin, and back through the
inlet
ductwork, as well as through the ductwork that recycled exhausted air back
into
Building C, on or about September 9, 2010.
(b)Building A, Frame Department - The Dust Technology Collection System
with
a maximum air-handling capacity of 9,800 cfm, model DT-250, was located
inside of Building A, and the enclosureless dust system collected
exhausted air
from the Timesaver sanding machine that was equipped with a mechanical
material feed, on or about September 7, 2010.
(c)Building A, Dock Area - The Hammond Dust Collector with a maximum air-
handling capacity of 5,800 cfm, model DK-1455, was located inside of
Building
A, and an isolation device was not provided on the inlet side of the
cyclone.  The
cyclone was not equipped with deflagration venting or a deflagration
suppression
system, on or about September 7, 2010.
(d)Building A, Specials Department - The Dust Technology Collection System
with
a maximum air-handling capacity of 9,800 cfm, model DT-250, was located
inside of Building A, on or about September 7, 2010.
(e)Building A, Sanding Department - The Dust Technology Collection System
with
a maximum air-handling capacity of 9,800 cfm, model DT-250, was located
inside of Building A, on or about August 20, 2010.
(f)Building C, Fourth Floor - The Hammond Dust Collector with a maximum
air-
handling capacity of 5,800 cfm, model DK-1455, was located inside of
Building
C, and the enclosureless dust system collected exhausted air from the
SandingMaster machine that was equipped with a mechanical material feed.
An
isolation device was not provided on the inlet side of the cyclone, and
the cyclone
was not equipped with deflagration venting or a deflagration suppression
system,
on or about September 9, 2010.
(g)Craft-Maid Kitchens, Incorporated - The ductwork was not bonded and
grounded
for woodworking equipment, such as the horizontal sanding belts and a
jointer,
on or about September 13, 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:
Provide permanent
grounding and bonding of production equipment to control the accumulation
of static
electric charge (NFPA 664, Chapter 7, Section 7.9.2);  Equip cyclones and
storage bins
with deflagration venting or suppression systems (NFPA 664, Chapter 8,
Section
8.2.2.5.3 and Section 8.10.3.2, respectively;  Relocate enclosureless dust
collectors that
exceed 5000 cfm as their maximum air-handling capacity outdoors (NFPA 664,
Chapter
8, Section 8.2.2.5.1.4);  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).  NFPA 664, Chapter 8, Section 8.8.8.1.7 states
that ductwork
shall be bonded and grounded in accordance with 7.9.2(1) which states that
where
equipment is subject to the accumulation of static charge, the
accumulation of static
electric charge shall be controlled by one of the following:  (1)
Permanent grounding
and bonding of production equipment.
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:03/11/11
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:12/11/11
VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $615 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9210E200

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 9210E200

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Aug 20, 2010

Penalty

Initial $446 · Current $310 Reduced

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Mar 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $490 Reduced

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 10, 2011

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 10, 2011

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 10, 2011

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $610 Reduced

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Dec 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $610 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9210E200

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Sep 9, 2010

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $490 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9210E200

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Dec 13, 2010

Issued

Dec 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 10, 2011