Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101026 G01 I
This violation item has been deleted.
Inspection Nr: 1214646.015
Citation: 01008C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 09/11/2017
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 08/18/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0523300
Contest Date: 09/12/2017
Final Order: 10/19/2018
Emphasis:
Substance: 0689
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 10/19/2018 | $0.00 | 09/11/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 09/14/2017 | $0.00 | 09/11/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/18/2017 | $0.00 | 09/11/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1026(g)(1)(i): The employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator during periods necessary to install or implement feasible engineering and work practice controls: On March 7, 2017, the employer did not provide the grinder with appropriate respiratory protection when he was exposed to hexavalent chromium airborne concentration of 8.9 micrograms per cubic meter as an 8-hour time-weighted average, which is 1.78 times the permissible exposure limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter as an 8-hour time-weighted average. The sample was collected over 469 minutes, with zero exposure assumed for the remaining 11 minutes.