Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101053 E01
This violation item has been deleted.
Inspection Nr: 1548403.015
Citation: 01001C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 03/17/2022
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 02/11/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0316400
Contest Date: 03/09/2022
Final Order: 07/28/2022
Emphasis:
Substance: 9000
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/28/2022 | $0.00 | 03/17/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 03/09/2022 | $0.00 | 03/17/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/11/2022 | $0.00 | 03/17/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica was, or could have been reasonably expected to be, in excess of the PEL: (a) Pug Mill: On August 17, 2021, an employee operating the pug mill during brick manufacturing was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 60.95 micrograms per cubic meter of air for the 424 minute sampling period. The employer did not effectively establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure of respirable crystalline silica was over the permissible exposure limit.