Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101000 A02 Air contaminants.
This violation item has been deleted.
Inspection Nr: 1580705.015
Citation: 01004B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 07/22/2022
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 6
Abatement Date: 12/08/2022
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521100
Contest Date: 08/24/2022
Final Order: 07/17/2023
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: 9135
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/17/2023 | $0.00 | 12/08/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/25/2022 | $0.00 | 12/08/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/22/2022 | $0.00 | 12/08/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a "C", shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) given for that substance any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week: At a facility located at 1007 Townline Road, Wausau, WI 54403: a) On March 11, 2022, an employee at the Spray Dry system Box Filling location was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 19.9 mg/m^3 for particulate not otherwise regulated (PNOR), approximately 1.3 times the PEL of 15 mg/m^3. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 205 minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 275 minutes. b) On March 11, 2022, an employee at the Spray Dry system Box Filling location, was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 17.9 mg/m^3 for particulate not otherwise regulated (PNOR), approximately 1.2 times the PEL of 15 mg/m^3. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 264 minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 216 minutes.