OSHA Inspection: GROFF & GROFF LUMBER, INC.

Issued

2024-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9210

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 caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees engaged in woodworking operations were exposed to combustible dust explosion, deflagration, and/or other fire hazards from combustible wood dust:   a) 858 Scotland Road, Quarryville, PA  - Facility-Wide - The employer did not determine the combustibility hazards of wood materials during woodworking operations and failed to conduct a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to identify and document the equipment and areas of the facility where dust fire and explosion hazards exist, on or about July 18, 2024.   b)  858 Scotland Road, Quarryville, PA  - Facility Dust Collection Systems - Employees were potentially exposed to fire, burn, and deflagration hazards from dust collectors, and their associated duct work, that was not equipped with devices and systems to prevent the propagation of deflagration and associated flame fronts from the collector through the associated duct work and back into the building and to the dust collection bin.  The collection systems processed combustible wood dust, on or about July 18, 2024.   c) 858 Scotland Road, Quarryville, PA  - Facility-Wide - Employees were potentially exposed to fire and burn hazards from dust collectors, and their associated duct work, that was not equipped with devices and systems to detect and suppress fires, sparks and embers within the cyclones and their ductwork.  The collection systems processed combustible wood dust, on or about July 18, 2024.

Issued

2024-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9210

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.   a) 858 Scotland Road, Quarryville, PA  - Facility-Wide - Employees were working in an area where combustible wood dust had accumulated on surfaces including, but not limited to, duct work and other upper surface areas, on or about July 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.