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

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated - Total Dust, listed in Table Z-1, in excess of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air: Employee exposures to Total Dust exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air in instances such as, but not limited to: a) On March 6, 2024, a Pre-Mix Lead was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 171.1 milligrams of Total Dust per cubic meter of air, approximately 11.4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air. The exposure was derived from samples collected over a 446-minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 34 minutes. b) On March 6, 2024, a General Labor employee operating on the Bag Line and Back Dump was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 24.3 milligrams of Total Dust per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.6 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air. The exposure was derived from samples collected over a 443-minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 37 minutes.