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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 300572351

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $6,000.00

Current Penalty: $3,000.00

Issuance Date: 01/10/2001

Nr Instances: 3

Nr Exposed: 3

Abatement Date: 02/12/2001

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0523300

Contest Date: 01/30/2001

Final Order: 09/14/2001

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	F: Formal Settlement	09/14/2001	$3,000.00	02/12/2001	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	01/10/2001	$6,000.00	02/12/2001	Repeat

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: DUST&FUMES

Madison Pharmacy Association was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number #300568680, Citation Number 01, Item Number 02, Issued on January 26, 2000. Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to reproductive hazards associated with surface contamination and skin absorption of progesterone, estradiol, estriol and estrone: a) Data entry desk tops had 2.1 to 191.0 micrograms/100cm2 them. b) Key boards in the inventory area had: 29.5 to 1184 micrograms/100cm2 of progesterone, 0.9 to 9.1 micrograms/100cm2 of estradiol, 5.8 to 7.4 micrograms/100cm2 of estriol, 5.4 to 16.2 micrograms of estrone on them. c) The back laboratory working surfaces had: 104 to 3130 micrograms/100cm2 of progesterone, 0.9 to 2.0 micrograms/100cm2 of estradiol, 1.6 to 3.3 micrograms/100cm2 of estriol on them. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS..." 1. Develop and implement work practice to controls minimizing dust generation, such as prohibition of dry sweeping of work areas, using high efficiency purifying air filters in vacuum cleaners. 2. Develop and implementation of decontamination procedures following "dusty" procedures. 3. Develop and implementation of cleaning procedures for contaminated work surfaces.ted

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