Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: The employer did not evaluate the workplace for respiratory exposure to silica for employees with the following exposures that were scraping concrete off the inside walls of a mixer: a) Mixer / 22 AC Moore Drive: An employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 1.7% silica. The employee's exposure was 3.55 mg/m3, which was approximately 1.31 times the permissible exposure level of 2.7 mg/m3. The sampling was conducted for 66 minutes during one 8 hour shift on 4/26/16. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.