OSHA Inspection: GUY C. LEE BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC

Issued

2011-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-120(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment  free from
recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to:  fire and explosion hazards due to the
subsequent flame and pressure front that
would be transmitted through the return air ducts into the plant:
a)fabrication shop - where an outdoor dust collector  that captured
combustible class II dust from
employees cutting wood products or particle board that did not meet the
processes and
operations for woodworking facilities on or about July 26, 2011.
Abatement Note:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method to correct these
hazards was to demolish the discharge duct back into the building and
allow this air to vent outdoors;  to
comply with the National Fire Protections Association (NFPA), 664 standard
for the "Prevention of Fire and
Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities" Chapter 8,
Section 2.2.6 which states, "Recycling
exhaust air shall not be recycled back in the building."  Exceptions are
listed which permit the recycling of
exhaust air:
1.  For collection systems with a capacity less than or equal to 5,000 cfm
(cubic feet per minute) the
system shall be equipped with a spark detection, designed and installed in
conformance of NFPA 72.
2.  For collection systems with a capacity greater than 5,000 cfm (cubic
feet per minute) the collection
system shall be protected by a spark detection system, a high speed abort
gate activated by the spark
detector and the abort gate is provided with a manual resetl

Issued

2011-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $390.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-06 00:00:00

Issued

2011-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-15 00:00:00

Issued

2011-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-06 00:00:00