OSHA Inspection: DUKE'S SANITATION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2023-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $4375.00 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 flash fire/explosion hazards while using a vacuum truck to collect a combustible metal dust, composed of steel and titanium, from the material discharge bin of an outdoor dust collector.   On or about October 18, 2022, three employees utilized a vacuum truck to remove combustible metal abrasive blasting dust containing steel and titanium from a steel bin beneath a dust collector. The use of a vacuum truck for this purpose led to a combustible dust flash fire at the dust collection bin (through the generation of a dense, localized dust cloud and exposure to a source of ignition) exposing employees to thermal burn hazards.

Issued

2023-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:   On or about October 18, 2022, the employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program to address employee exposure to hazardous chemicals on individual jobsites. Employees work with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, combustible metal dusts.

Issued

2023-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  On or about October 18, 2022, the employer failed to provide effective information and training to employees on hazardous chemicals in their work area, to include but is not limited to, the combustible nature of metal dust being collected on jobsites and associated fire, deflagration, and explosion hazards.

Issued

2023-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not provide information to the employees on operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals were present:   On or about October 18, 2022, the employer failed to provide information to employees on the combustible nature of metal dust being collected on jobsites to include locations and operations where combustible dust hazards are present or likely to be present.

Issued

2023-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:   On or about October 18, 2022, the employer failed to provide training to employees on the combustible nature of metal dust being collected on jobsites to include the elements of combustible dust fire, deflagration, and explosions, ignition sources, hazardous outcomes, hazard mechanisms, and potential injuries.