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

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls are not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): Employee(s) are being exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) total dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (8-hr TWA) concentration of 15 mg/m3 and feasible administrative or engineering controls are not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d). This violation was more recently observed on November 3, 2016, as follows: An employee (B) engaged in sanding activities on November 3, 2016 was exposed to PNOR (total dust) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 63 mg/m3, approximately 4.2 times the limit of 15 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The sander used a hand held electric sander to sand different parts of a bucket truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 460 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 20 minutes. An employee (D) engaged in sanding activities on November 3, 2016 was exposed to PNOR (total dust) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 40 mg/m3, approximately 2.7 times the limit of 15 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The sander used a hand held electric sander to sand different parts of a bucket truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 449 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 31 minutes. An employee (E) engaged in sanding activities on November 3, 2016 was exposed to PNOR (total dust) at an 8-hr time-weighted average level of 37 mg/m3, approximately 2.5 times the limit of 15 mg/m3; this limit was established to prevent adverse health effects. The sander used a hand held electric sander to sand different parts of a bucket truck. The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 445 minute period, assuming 0 exposure for the remaining 35 minutes. General methods of control applicable in these circumstances include, but are not limited to, the following: a) Use of local exhaust ventilation or sanding equipment with vacuum to collect dust. b) Use work practice controls to prevent employees from working downwind from contamination source and fan airflow. c) Implement an employee rotation program to reduce time of exposure. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that the employees performing the truck repair operations are not exposed to air contaminants above the permissible exposure limits by means of feasible engineering or administrative controls. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a copy of site-specific program detailing the procedures used to ensure compliance and training of employees. I80 Equipment, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1910.1000(e), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1068975, citation number 1 item number 23b and was affirmed as a final order on 06/30/2016, with respect to a workplace location at 120 Walnut Lane, Colona, IL 61241.