OSHA Inspection: SENSIBLE CLOSET COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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 to employees in that employees were exposed to potential fire and explosion hazards associated with the ventilation and collection equipment.     For the Sensible Closet Company, Inc. establishment at 5844 Enterprise Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33905, as observed on or about 02/06/2013, employees were exposed to fire/explosion hazards associated with:    a) A poorly performing and poorly designed ventilation system that failed to capture fugitive dust from machinery such as saws and emitted the dust to the building interior resulting in dust accumulations up to  2-inches deep. The wood dust was analyzed to be a combustible, class II dust.    b) Vacuum cleaners used to collect wood dust, which was a combustible, class II dust, were not approved to be used with a class II dust, and accumulations of combustible wood dust were present in their collection bags on a daily basis.

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

Apr 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a) For the Sensible Closet facility at 5844 Enterprise Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33905, as observed on or about 02/06/2013, employees were exposed to fire/flame-wave and explosion/deflagration hazards associated with the accumulation of combustible wood dust from woodworking equipment on the floor, equipment, duct work overhead, and upper surfaces. The dust was analyzed to be a class II dust with an explosion severity of 0.5700 and a pressure ratio of 6.94. Dust depths were measured from 1/8 in. to over 1 inch deep (including accumulation on electrical equipment), and dust accumulation was measured to cover 24% of the floor surface area.

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

Apr 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1910.22(a)(2) The floor of every workroom was not maintained in a clean condition.    a) For the Sensible Closet facility at 5844 Enterprise Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33905, as observed on or about 02/06/2013, employees were exposed to fire/flame-wave and explosion/deflagration hazards associated with the accumulation of combustible wood dust from woodworking equipment on the floor, equipment, duct work overhead, and upper surfaces. The dust was analyzed to be a class II dust with an explosion severity of 0.5700 and a pressure ratio of 6.94. Dust depths were measured from 1/8 in. to over 1 inch deep (including accumulation on electrical equipment), and dust accumulation was measured to cover 24% of the floor surface area.

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

Apr 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    a) For the Sensible Closet facility at 5844 Enterprise Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33905, as observed on or about 02/06/2013, employees were exposed to fire/flame-wave and explosion/deflagration hazards associated with the accumulation of combustible wood dust from woodworking equipment on the floor, equipment, duct work overhead, and upper surfaces. The dust was analyzed to be a class II dust with an explosion severity of 0.5700 and a pressure ratio of 6.94. Dust depths were measured from 1/8 in. to over 1 inch deep (including accumulation on electrical equipment), and dust accumulation was measured to cover 24% of the floor surface area. Combustible wood dust was accumulated on electrical equipment including, but not limited to, electrical transformers, switches, and breaker boxes. Dust was accumulated on electrical equipment at depths of  inch. and over.

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a)(1):  The emergency action plan required by 29 CFR 1910.157(a) or (b) when the employer has elected to partially or totally evacuate the workplace in the event of a fire emergency, or required by 29 CFR 1910.160(c)(1), did not cover the designated actions that the employer or employees must take to ensure employee safety from the fire and other emergencies:    a) For the Sensible Closet facility at 5844 Enterprise Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33905, as observed on or about 02/06/2013, employees were not aware of their responsibilities under the emergency action plan including, but not limited to, their requirement to fight fires or to totally evacuate.