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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19101048 C01 Formaldehyde.

Inspection Nr: 1320890.015

Citation: 01001A

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: Abatement Completed

Initial Penalty: $12,934.00

Current Penalty: $12,934.00

Issuance Date: 10/25/2018

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 11/02/2018

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0627100

Contest Date:

Final Order: 11/19/2018

Related Event Code (REC): C

Emphasis:

Substance: 1290

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	11/19/2018	$12,934.00	11/02/2018	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	10/25/2018	$12,934.00	11/02/2018	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1048(c)(1): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of formaldehyde which exceeded 0.75 parts per million, as an 8-hour time weighted average: For the employees spinning molten glass into a fiber onto the spinning drums using chemicals such as, but not limited to, Casco-Resin (TM) 9-4090 containing 0.1-0.2% Formaldehyde to bind the glass fiber on or about June 6, 2018 and times prior there to, were exposed to 1.63 parts per million of formaldehyde calculated as an 8 hour time weighted average.

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