OSHA Inspection: WAYNECO, INCORPORATED

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jun 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,785 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200W103

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 burn injuries from the hazard of fire and explosion
of wood dust from
the lack of isolation devices and bonding and grounding equipment:
(a)Wayneco, Incorporated - The fine sanding Scientific dust collector unit
was 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, on or about March 31, 2011.
(b)Wayneco, Incorporated - The main Pneumafil dust collector unit was 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, on or about March 31, 2011.
(c)Wayneco, Incorporated - The relay system Scientific dust collector unit
was 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, on or about March 31, 2011.
(d)Wayneco, Incorporated - The ductwork was not bonded and grounded for
woodworking equipment, such as the table saw and automated belt sander, on
or
about March 31, 2011.
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);  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
8.2.2.2.1.8 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 competentengineer 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 referenced in 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 - 09/08/11
Date by Which Violation Must be Abated:STEP - 2 - 06/09/12
VERIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jul 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,338 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200W103

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jul 10, 2011

Hazardous substances E200W103

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jul 10, 2011

Hazardous substances E200W103

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Aug 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,338 Reduced

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jun 10, 2011

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Aug 9, 2011

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jul 10, 2011

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jul 10, 2011

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jul 10, 2011

Hazardous substances E109259000400440

Issued

Jun 7, 2011

Abate by

Jul 10, 2011