Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101025 I03 II Lead.
Inspection Nr: 1380871.015
Citation: 01006A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $6,630.00
Current Penalty: $3,978.00
Issuance Date: 08/21/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 09/24/2019
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0317000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/27/2019
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 1591
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/27/2019 | $3,978.00 | 09/24/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/21/2019 | $6,630.00 | 09/24/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(ii): Shower facilities, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(3), were not provided for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators: a. Change Room - The employer did not provide shower facilities to an employee who worked in an area where he was exposed to airborne concentrations of inorganic lead that exceeded the permissible exposure limit of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an 8-hour period. An employee, who was performing torch burning of ferrous metal scrap, was exposed to 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 0.8550 milligrams per cubic meter of airborne lead during a 384 minutes occupational exposure. The 8-hour TWA employee exposure was 17.1 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.050 milligrams per cubic meter. The violation was noted on March 7, 2019.