OSHA Inspection: OAK FRONT CABINETRY, INC.

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $1391.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200M110

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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees working at or near dry dust collection systems (outdoor cyclone initial stage separator and indoor enclosureless bag final stage separator) handling combustible wood dust were exposed to wood dust fire hazards during the operation and maintenance of the exhaust system:    On or about October 25, 2016:    a)  An outdoor initial stage air-material separator (cyclone dust collector) provided initial size separation of combustible wood dust from the exhaust air stream supplied by pieces of woodworking equipment capable of producing frequent sparks such as a large belt sander/planer.  Employees manually emptied combustible wood dust from the material discharge of the cyclone by removing a clamped plate exposing them to the hazards of fire and flash fire in the event of the presence of an internal fire, ember, or spark.  Additionally, the system exhausted indoors exposing employees working inside the production facility to the hazardous byproducts of a fire including smoke, toxic gases, embers, etc.      b)  An indoor final stage air-material separator (enclosureless dust collector) with positive pressure air-material inlet and multiple unenclosed dust filter bags was used to collect combustible wood dust fines passing through the initial stage cyclone separator located outdoors.  A fan/blower located upstream of the indoor enclosureless dust collector and downstream of the outdoor cyclone separator was used to transport the wood dust laden air stream to the indoor enclosureless dust collector for the final stage of air-material separation.  Employees were exposed to the hazards of fire and flash fire from working in close proximity to the indoor enclosureless dust collector and manually shaking/emptying the bags of collected combustible wood dust in the event of the presence of an internal fire, ember, or spark.  The fan/blower moving the wood dust was not made of spark resistant construction and the enclosureless dust collector was also connected to the upstream processes containing equipment capable of producing frequent sparks.  Additionally, the system exhausted indoors exposing employees working inside the production facility to the hazardous byproducts of fire including smoke, toxic gases, embers, etc.

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $1391.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):  All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:    On or about October 25, 2016, all places of employment were not kept clean due to accumulations of wood dust on top of an electrical outlet and conduit along the northeast wall of the woodworking area adjacent to the routers which exposed employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2):  The floor of every workroom shall be maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  On or about October 25, 2016, the floor area adjacent to the routers in the woodworking area was not maintained in a clean condition due to accumulations of wood dust which exposed employees to slip/trip hazards and fire hazards.

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $1391.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2):  The quantity of flammable liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceed 120 gallons of Category 2, 3, or 4 flammable liquids in containers:    On or about October 25, 2016, quantities of flammable liquids located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet exceeded 120 gallons of a mixture of Category 2, 3 and 4 flammable liquids in 1 gallon and 5 gallon containers. Approximately 144 gallons of paints, stains, varnishes, catalysts and other flammable liquids were located on shelving and the floor in the Painting area immediately adjacent to the spray booth.

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $1391.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2):  Cleaning. All spraying areas shall be kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary. Scrapers, spuds, or other such tools used for cleaning purposes shall be of nonsparking material:    a)  On or about October 25, 2016, the employer did not ensure the JBI spray booth (M# IDPP-148, S# 40844) was kept as free from accumulations of deposits of combustible materials such as overspray collecting on the walls of the booth and accumulating on the floor of the booth    b)  On or about August 25, 2016, the employer did not ensure nonsparking tools were used to clean the spray booth. A Painter employee used steel scrapers to remove overspray accumulations from the walls of the spray booth.

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1391.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    On or about October 25, 2016, the employer did not establish or implement a written respiratory protection program when the Painter employee was required to wear a tight-fitting half-face respirator while conducting spray operations.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134(c) through (m) must be covered in a written respiratory protection program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:    1)  Medical evaluations for respirator use  2)  Fit testing of respirator  3)  Training on use/maintenance/care/storage of respirator  4)  Respirator selection  5)  Recordkeeping

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator:  On or about October 25, 2016, the employer did not provide the Painter employee with a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use the tight-fitting half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridge filters when conducting spray operations.

Issued

2017-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):  The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:  On or about October 25, 2016, the employer did not provide the Painter employee with fit testing prior to the employee using a tight-fitting half-face respirator with organic vapor cartridge filters when conducting spray operations.