Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1): Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment were not provided at no cost to the employee when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists: a) On or about March 24, 2016, an employee testing firearms in the testing room was exposed to airborne lead concentration of 0.099 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) which exceeded the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.05 mg/m3 by approximately 2 times. The air sampling was performed for 415 minutes. The employer provided appropriate protective work clothing and leather shooting gloves, however, the employer allowed employees to cut the finger tip of the leather shooting gloves exposing the employees lead hazards through the skin.