OSHA Inspection: BRADY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,816 · Current $8,816

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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm, including severe bums, to employees in that employees were exposed to fire, flash fire, deflagration, or explosion hazards from unvented dust collectors located inside a building.  Production Area:  Dust collectors including, but not limited to those listed below, were not equipped with explosion protection system and were located inside the facility. Dust collectors recirculated the air back into production area and were not equipped with an isolation flap valve.  (a) Purity Room - two AAF dust collectors that collected combustible vitamin supplement dust were not equipped with an explosion protection system and were located inside the production area.  Dust collectors recirculated the air back into production area and were not equipped with an isolation flap valve.  (b) Mixer #2 Room - one AAF dust collector that collected combustible powdered food/beverage dust such as Roskam was not equipped with an explosion protection system and was located inside the production area.  Dust collector recirculated the air back into production area and was not equipped with an isolation flap valve.  (c) Hershey Room - the UAS dust collector that collected combustible cocoa powder from the Hershey Line and was located inside the production area, recirculated the air back into production area and was not equipped with an isolation flap valve.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,288 · Current $5,288

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 are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.   Production Area:  Where combustible dust generated by the packaging of powdered cocoa was present, the interior roof over the maintenance shop and offices in the Hershey Room were not kept clean.

Issued

Jul 26, 2024

Abate by

Sep 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,052 · Current $7,052

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):  Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:  Production Areas:  Openings in electrical cabinets were not effectively closed where there was the presence of combustible dusts:  a) Alpine (Jones Room) - A receptacle cover was broken in a location where combustible powdered foods/beverages such as apple cider dust was present.  b) Alpine (Jones) Room - CTC Automatic Splicer for pouches to package powdered foods/beverages such as apple cider that generated combustible dust had openings that were not effectively closed.  c) Purity Room - the cabinet for the electrical control panel of AAF dust collector #6 had an opening that was not effectively closed where there was combustible powdered vitamin supplements present.