Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1053(c):The employer did not ensure that no employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 mcg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA: a) Busch Products Inc., 110 Baker Street, Syracuse, NY 13206. On or about October 17, 2024, a Park Industries Titan machine operator was exposed to 79.95 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, eight hour time weighted average (TWA), approximately 1.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 468 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 12 minutes not sampled. b) Busch Products Inc., 110 Baker Street, Syracuse, NY 13206. On or about October 17, 2024, a stone polisher was exposed to 80.75 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, eight hour time weighted average (TWA), approximately 1.6 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 467 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 13 minutes not sampled. c) Busch Products Inc., 110 Baker Street, Syracuse, NY 13206. On or about October 17, 2024, a Park Industries SABERjet XP CNC Sawjet machine operator was exposed to 75.54 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, eight hour time weighted average (TWA), approximately 1.5 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 459 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 21 minutes not sampled.