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Standard Cited: 19101052 C02 Methylene Chloride.
Inspection Nr: 1815137.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $9,268.00
Current Penalty: $9,268.00
Issuance Date: 08/01/2025
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 08/21/2025
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522500
Contest Date:
Final Order: 08/29/2025
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 08/29/2025 | $9,268.00 | 08/21/2025 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/01/2025 | $9,268.00 | 08/21/2025 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2): Short-term exposure limit (STEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of MC in excess of one hundred and twenty-five parts of MC per million parts of air (125 ppm) as determined over a sampling period of fifteen minutes. a. On or about March 27, 2025, a bathroom refinishing technician was exposed to an airborne concentration of methylene chloride (MC) in excess of the short-term exposure limit (STEL) value for methylene chloride during tub coating removal work using a liquid chemical stripping agent containing between approximately 70 and 80% methylene chloride. The bathroom refinishing technician died as a result of acute intoxication by methylene chloride through inhalation related to this coating removal task.