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

29 CFR 1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that any employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA. a) Green Sand Molding West, on or about 2/11/21: A green sand molder was overexposed to respirable quartz (silica) at 61.8 micg/m^3 or 1.2 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 micg/m^3 for the 456 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 24 minutes not sampled. Abatement must be done according to the following: 1) Employees must be placed in proper respirators complying with medical evaluation, fit-testing and training provision of the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.134. (30 days) 2) A plan must be developed to reduce exposures below the PEL, through engineering controls, work practice controls, administrative controls or any combination thereof. (60 days) 3) The above controls must be tested and implemented. (90 days) Abatement documentation must be submitted for these items.