Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): Hazard assessment and equipment selection. 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall: 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; On or about August 6, 2018, the employer failed to select and have foundry employees use personal protective equipment to protect against direct splashes of molten aluminum metal. The employer required one hundred percent cotton uniforms but did not provide any protective equipment beyond leather spats used to protect the foot, face shields to protect the face and leather gloves for hand protection. The employer failed to provide appropriate protective equipment to protect the torso and extremities (legs and arms,) including equipment that would cover the molten metal collection points posed by the uniform shirt and pant pockets. On July 28, 2018, an employee suffered serious burns to the left leg when splashed with molten aluminum metal while raking the molten metal trough in the casting pit area of the foundry.