OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX MANUFACTURING OF GA, INC.

Issued

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4858.00 · Current $2500.00 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.    a) Building 1 - On or about 5/11/2020, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to severe burns, dust explosion, deflagration or other fire hazards from dust collectors being located inside a building when employees were working near two indoor dust collectors that were handling combustible wood dust which was generated by wood cutting saw machines such as, but not limited to a Giben cutting saw and a Schelling & Co. saw.

Issued

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4858.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer failed to provide a clean and sanitary condition for all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces.    a) Building 1 - On or about 5/11/2020, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards in that the employer failed to maintain the walking/working surfaces in a clean condition when employees were working with wood cutting saws such as, but not limited to a Giben cutting saw and a Schelling & Co. saw. Excessive wood dust had accumulated around the cutting saws and indoor dust collection systems. Employees were exposed to combustible wood dust fire hazards including flame and hazardous byproducts (smoke, toxic gases, etc.).

Issued

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4858.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations was not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    a) Building 1 - On or about 5/11/2020, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards and class II hazardous location in that equipment and wiring were not approved for the Class II hazardous locations when employees were working with wood cutting saws such as, but not limited to a Giben cutting saw and a Schelling & Co saw.  Excessive Class II wood dust were accumulated around the machines.

Issued

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard that the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Information and training was not designed to cover all applicable categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals:     a) Building 1 - On or about 5/11/2020, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards in that the employer failed to provide the information and training on GHS and combustible class II wood dust for employees operating forklifts, a Giben cutting saw and a Schelling & Co saw. in conjunction with the employees working with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to propane gas while excessive wood dust being accumulated around the cutting saws and indoor dust collection systems. Employees were exposed to combustible wood dust fire hazards including flame and hazardous byproducts (smoke, toxic gases, etc.).