Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Total Dust (particulates not otherwise regulated) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 milligrams per cubic meter as an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) concentration: 29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): (a) JGM, Inc. dba JGM Fabricators & Constructors LLC located at 1201 Valley Road Coatesville, PA-Bay 1 and Bay 3: The employer did not protect employees from airborne concentrations of particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of 15 milligrams per cubic meter as an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) concentration. An employee performed abrasive blasting operations on carbon steel pieces was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (total dust) of 133.2339 milligrams per cubic meter as an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA). Exposure is 8.8823 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 milligrams per cubic meter. The employer did not ensure feasible engineering controls were implemented to reduce employee exposure to achieve compliance. Violation occurred on or about August 23, 2023