OSHA Inspection: EXECUTOOL PRECISION TOOLING INC.

Issued

2017-07-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5387.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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:      A.)  Executool Precision Tooling Inc. - On or about 4/20/17, and at times prior thereto, employees were potentially exposed to fire and deflagration hazards from a dust collector that was not equipped with devices and systems to prevent the propagation of deflagration and associated flame fronts from the dust collector through the associated dust collection system duct work and back into the building.  Goyen dust collector Model #DFT2-4 was not equipped with approved devices to prevent the propagation of deflagration and associated flame fronts throughout the dust collection system.  The dust collector collected graphite dust.