Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101026 J02 II
Inspection Nr: 1388500.015
Citation: 01005
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $9,282.00
Current Penalty: $5,448.00
Issuance Date: 07/26/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 09/09/2019
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0317500
Contest Date:
Final Order: 08/12/2019
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Substance: 0689
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 08/12/2019 | $5,448.00 | 09/09/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/26/2019 | $9,282.00 | 08/07/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that high efficiency particulate air-filtered vacuuming or other methods that minimize the likelihood of exposure to chromium (VI) were tried and found not to be an effective cleaning method before allowing dry shoveling, dry sweeping and/or dry brushing: a) In the T-1 Shop, on or about May 1, 2019 - The employer failed to ensure that high efficiency particulate air filtered vacuuming or other methods that minimize the likelihood of exposure to chromium (VI) were tried before allowing a Burner to dry sweep dust created from using an ESAB Powercut 1250 plasma cutter and abrasive disc to split panels overlayed with Inconel.