Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101000 C Air contaminants.
Inspection Nr: 1162230.015
Citation: 01001B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $3,741.60
Issuance Date: 01/13/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 04/27/2020
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0215800
Contest Date: 02/07/2017
Final Order: 05/30/2017
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 9130
Substance: 9135
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 12/17/2019 | $3,741.60 | 04/27/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 08/26/2019 | $3,741.60 | 02/13/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 08/26/2019 | $3,741.60 | 04/27/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 07/13/2018 | $3,741.60 | 02/13/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 01/12/2018 | $3,741.60 | 04/12/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 09/18/2017 | $3,741.60 | 12/18/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 05/30/2017 | $3,741.60 | 05/31/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/23/2017 | $0.00 | 02/21/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/13/2017 | $0.00 | 02/21/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to respirable and total dust in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 5 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) and 15 mg/m3 respectively, listed in Table Z-3: a) Abrasive blast cleaning room, on or about 8/23/16: An abrasive blaster who performed abrasive blasting operations was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 39 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of respirable dust or 7.8 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 5 mg/m3, during the 480 minute sampling period. b) Abrasive blast cleaning room, on or about 7/14/16: An abrasive blaster who performed abrasive blasting operations was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 370 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of respirable dust or 24.7 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3, during the 404 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 76 minutes not sampled. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item