Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101052 E01 Methylene Chloride.
Inspection Nr: 189846.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 06/23/2012 2
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $3,850.00
Issuance Date: 05/24/2012
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0215800
Contest Date: 06/14/2012
Final Order: 01/09/2013
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 01/09/2013 | $3,850.00 | 06/23/2012 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/15/2012 | $7,000.00 | 06/23/2012 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/24/2012 | $7,000.00 | 06/23/2012 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1052(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of methylene chloride exceeded or could reasonably be expected to exceed either the 8-hour Time Weighted Average Permissible Exposure Limit or the Short Term Exposure Limit: a) In the Silk screening department, on or about 3/15/12: A regulated area was not established where an employee had a short term exposure of 178 parts per million methylene chloride. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.