OSHA Inspection: SAPA

Issued

2012-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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,
including severe burns,
to employees in that employees were exposed to dust explosion,
deflagration, or other fire
hazards from dust collectors being located inside a building and improper
installation, service
and maintenance:
a.) Fabrication Department-Aluminum dust from the Double Bradex deburring
operation was
collected using an Aget Dustkop Model 30SN90-D1-SP dust collector which
was located
inside the building. In addition, barriers were not located between the
dust collector and
personnel, dust was not removed from the dust collector on a daily basis,
the dust collector
was not bonded and grounded, and exhaust air from the dust collector was
recycled back into
the building, on or about 1-5-12.
b.) Fabrication Department-Aluminum dust from the Bradex inline deburring
operation was
collected using an Aget Dustkop Model 70SN70-D2 dust collector which was
located inside
the building. In addition, barriers were not located between the dust
collector and the
personnel, dust was not removed from the dust collector on a daily basis,
and exhaust air
from the dust collector was recycled back into the building, on or about
1-5-12.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
AMONG OTHER METHODS, A FEASIBLE ABATEMENT AND ACCEPTABLE
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD INCLUDES FOLLOWING NATIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION 484, "STANDARD FOR COMBUSTIBLE METALS,
METAL POWDERS, AND METAL DUSTS, 2009 EDITION."

Issued

2012-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2167.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-08 00:00:00

Issued

2012-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-01 00:00:00

Issued

2012-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-08 00:00:00