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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100134 E01 Respiratory Protection.
Inspection Nr: 1380871.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $7,956.00
Current Penalty: $4,773.60
Issuance Date: 08/21/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 09/10/2019
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0317000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/27/2019
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 1591
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/27/2019 | $4,773.60 | 09/10/2019 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/21/2019 | $7,956.00 | 09/10/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a. Rear Yard, Ferrous Metal Burn Area - The employer did not provide an employee with a medical evaluation for required respirator use. The employer required this employee to wear air-purifying 3M" Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator 6300/07026 with 3M 2097 P100 filters. An employee, who was performing torch burning of ferrous metal scrap, was exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 0.8550 milligrams per cubic meter of airborne lead during a 384 minutes occupational exposure. The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 17.1 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.050 mg/m3. The violation was noted on March 7, 2019.