Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260062 I05 I Lead
Inspection Nr: 1397879.015
Citation: 01007B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 09/05/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 13
Abatement Date: 11/25/2019
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0214200
Contest Date:
Final Order: 10/01/2019
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 | 10/01/2019 | $0.00 | 11/25/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/05/2019 | $0.00 | 10/24/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007B Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.62(i)(5)(i): The employer did not provide adequate handwashing facilities in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.51(f), for use by employees exposed to lead: a) 306 Martin Luther King Blvd., Newark, NJ The employer did not provide adequate handwashing facilities for employees performing interior manual scrapping and demolition of walls and ceilings where lead containing paint was present. On 5/6/19, employees performing interior manual demolition were exposed to lead at 65.0 ug/m3, 86.6 ug/m3 and 297 ug/m3 as an 8- hour Time Weighted Average (TWA), exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3 by 1.3, 1.7 and 5.9 times, respectively. Zero exposure was assumed for unsampled periods of 271 minutes, 152 minutes and 139 minutes, respectively. Wipe samples taken from employees' hands after washing contained 73 ug and 38.5 ug of lead. Condition occurred on or about 5/6/19