Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101000 A02 Air contaminants.
Inspection Nr: 1402208.015
Citation: 01002A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $47,360.00
Current Penalty: $7,577.00
Issuance Date: 11/14/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 7
Abatement Date: 05/18/2020
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0112000
Contest Date: 12/10/2019
Final Order: 10/14/2020
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 10/14/2020 | $7,577.00 | 05/18/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 12/13/2019 | $47,360.00 | 05/18/2020 | Repeat | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/14/2019 | $47,360.00 | 05/18/2020 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of hydrogen peroxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 1.4 mg/m3: Clean Room: On or about 05/19/19, employees cleaning/sanitizing the clean room were overexposed to an airborne concentration of hydrogen peroxide in seven instances. The 8 hour Time Weighted Average exposure for each of the employees sampled is as follows: A. 3.60 mg/m3, 2.57 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4mg/m3 B. 3.44 mg/m3, 2.46 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4mg/m3 C. 3.24 mg/m3, 2.31 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4mg/m3 D. 3.23 mg/m3, 2.31 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4mg/m3 E. 3.02 mg/m3, 2.16 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4mg/m3 F. 2.75 mg/m3, 1.96 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4mg/m3 G. 1.88 mg/m3, 1.34 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4mg/m3 SCA Pharmaceuticals was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1278719, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/26/18, with respect to a workplace located at 755 Rainbow Road, Suite B, Windsor CT 06095.