Lumber Supplier Hit with 17 OSHA Violations for Combustible Dust

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 17 health and safety violations and $54,000 in proposed penalties against a building materials supplier for failing to prevent combustible dust hazards. The federal agency cited ProBuild Co. after an inspection of the employer's materials-manufacturing facility in Buda, Texas, revealed that ProBuild had failed to address combustible dust hazards. The employer supplies contractors with building materials, including lumber.OSHA issued 16 serious violations for failure to provide dust collection systems, insufficient fire extinguishers,...