Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101027 I03 V Cadmium
Inspection Nr: 1045011.015
Citation: 01009B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Not Completed - Employer Out of Business
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 08/14/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 03/27/2017
Gravity: 1
Report ID: 0522500
Contest Date: 09/14/2015
Final Order: 02/27/2017
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: 0490
Substance: C141
Substance: C142
Substance: SLT3
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 02/27/2017 | $0.00 | 03/27/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 09/17/2015 | $0.00 | 08/24/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/14/2015 | $0.00 | 08/24/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1027(i)(3)(v): The employer shall inform any person who launders or cleans protective clothing or equipment contaminated with cadmium of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to cadmium and that the clothing and equipment should be laundered or cleaned in a manner to effectively prevent the release of airborne cadmium in excess of the PEL. a. At the work site, employees who were exposed to cadmium above the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) in the glass breaking line area placed their contaminated uniforms in bins for pick up by a laundry service. The employer did not have documentation that the uniform service had been notified in writing of the presence of cadmium at the work site.