OSHA Inspection: THE KOPFMANN CO. INC.

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1870.00 · Current $1300.00 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 to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible wood dust deflagration and explosion hazards while working at, near, or upstream of the filter cartridge media-type dust collector that was not designed and installed to prevent or minimize employee exposure in the event of an internal deflagration:    (a) The United Air Specialist Dust Hog (model SBD 24-3) filter cartridge media-type dust collector located outdoors at the loading dock lacked a means of (1) explosion protection and (2) deflagration (propagating flame front) protection between the unit and the facilitys upstream processes via the intake (dirty air) duct connection.

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1870.00 · Current $1300.00 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) The employer did not ensure that the wood dust was properly removed on a regular basis.  This allowed for the build-up of wood dust behind, under, and on top of surfaces.  This exposed employees to fire hazards.