OSHA Inspection: WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Oct 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $11,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(l) 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 fire and explosion hazards due to deficient design and/or implementation of preventive and/or protective measures in its dust collection system and related equipment, such as the following:      a) Quality Control - On or about 5/22/19, A Dayton enclosureless dust collector which handled combustible dust is located inside the building and approximately 18 feet from egress routes and areas routinely occupied by employees, i.e., workstations, etc.      Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct the hazard is to ensure that enclosureless dust collectors which are used indoors comply with NFPA 664 (2012) Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities.      In accordance with NFPA 664, Chapter 8, Section 8.2.2.5.1.4 (7) the criteria that needs to be met in order to allow a dust collector indoors are:    1) The collector is used only for dust pickup from wood processing machinery;  2) The collector is not used on sanders or abrasive planners having mechanical material feeds;   3) The fan motor is totally enclosed, fan-cooled design;   4) The collected dust is removed daily or more frequently if necessary to ensure efficient operation;   5) The collector is located at least 20 ft. from any means of egress or area routinely occupied by personnel {Note Per NFPA 101 Life Safety Code -The means of egress consists of exit routes, the exit door, and the public way (i.e. safe zone outside the building}   6) Multiple collectors in the same room are separated from each other by at least 20 ft.   7) Collector can not exceed a maximum air handling capacity of 5,000 CFM.    **NOTE** all the criteria must meet.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Oct 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $11,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.    a)  Wrapping/Strapping Area - On or about 5/22/19, the employer did not keep vertical and elevated horizontal surfaces of the work area free from hazardous accumulations of combustible dust, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazard.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Oct 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each work area was not maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, dry condition.  a) Wrapping/Strapping Area - On or about 5/22/19, the employer did not keep the floor of the work area free from hazardous accumulations of combustible dust, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazard.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Oct 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,503 · Current $5,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1): The ceiling of an exit route was not at least seven feet six inches (2.3 m) high and/or any projection from the ceiling reached a point less than six feet eight inches (2.0 m) from the floor.    a)  South side of building / sorting line - On or about 5/22/19, a marked exit route was routed under a conveyor which reduced the height of the route to 70 inches, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Oct 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a)  South side of building / sorting line - On or about 5/22/19, an exit route was marked with conflicting markings that did not indicate the direction of travel to the nearest exit, exposing employees to fire hazards.