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Standard Cited: 19101026 E02
Inspection Nr: 1042803.015
Citation: 01005C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 07/13/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 216
Abatement Date: 11/13/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0728500
Contest Date:
Final Order: 07/27/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 07/27/2015 | $0.00 | 11/13/2015 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/13/2015 | $7,000.00 | 08/15/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1026(e)(2): The employer must ensure that regulated areas are demarcated from the rest of the workplace in a manner that adequately establishes and alerts employees of the boundaries of the regulated area. (a) The employer failed to provide a regulated area that was demarcated from the rest of the workplace. (1) On March 5, 2015, an employee working in Bay 2 who was grinding and welding on a stainless steel tank, was exposed to chromium (VI) levels at 6.85 micrograms/m3 of air for the allowable 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 5 micrograms/m3 of air for the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL).