Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101025 M02 I Lead.
Inspection Nr: 1661174.015
Citation: 01008
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $10,938.00
Current Penalty: $7,661.00
Issuance Date: 08/18/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 10/03/2023
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0214200
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/11/2023
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: 1591
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/11/2023 | $7,661.00 | 10/03/2023 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/18/2023 | $10,938.00 | 10/03/2023 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i): Warning signs bearing the legend: WARNING, LEAD WORK AREA, POISON, NO SMOKING OR EATING, were not posted in each work area where the permissible exposure limit (PEL) was exceeded: Location: Mirion Technologies (Capintec), Inc., 7 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ a) The employer did not post signs bearing the legend: WARNING, LEAD WORK AREA, POISON, NO SMOKING OR EATING in work areas where the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for lead was exceeded. On May 8, 2023, an employee sanding shielding materials in the machine room was exposed to respirable lead concentrations of 120 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air by 2.4 times. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 66 minutes. The shielding material used contained 99.99 percent lead. Violation occurred on or about May 8, 2023.