Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100134 F02 Respiratory Protection.
Inspection Nr: 999520.015
Citation: 01008B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 04/07/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 04/10/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0625400
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/19/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 9010
Substance: S103
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/19/2015 | $0.00 | 04/10/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/07/2015 | $0.00 | 04/10/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: On or about October 8, 2014, in the blasting department, respirator fit testing was not provided to employees who were wearing Saf-T-Fit N95 filtering facepiece respirators for tasks associated with abrasive blasting, including dry sweeping and shoveling used blasting media into buckets for reloading the blasting hopper, cleaning the blast booth, and shoveling out the dust collector for the baghouse, exposing employees to the inhalation hazards of silica.