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Standard Cited: 19101052 C01 Methylene Chloride.
Inspection Nr: 1547193.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $14,502.00
Current Penalty: $8,701.20
Issuance Date: 01/19/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 02/22/2022
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0214500
Contest Date:
Final Order: 03/02/2022
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 1730
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 03/02/2022 | $8,701.20 | 02/22/2022 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/19/2022 | $14,502.00 | 02/22/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(1): Eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA) PEL. The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of MC in excess of twenty-five parts of MC per million parts of air (25 ppm) as an 8-hour TWA. a) Extrusion Department, Hand Assembly Permaseal/Tube Assembly: On or about October 5, 2021, an assembly employee used Weldon 3, which contains 75 to 90% Methylene Chloride, to fuse the bottoms onto clear plastic cylindrical sections as part of the tube packaging manufacture process was exposed to 54 Parts Per Million (PPM) of Methylene Chloride over 8-hours with zero exposure averaged for any unsampled time.