Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009D Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1127(d)(2)(i): The employer failed to conduct exposure monitoring as soon as practicable that was representative of the exposure for each employee in the workplace who was or potentially was exposed to cadmium at or above the action level: a) On July 6, 2017, American Demolition Corporation did not conduct air monitoring to assess employee exposures to cadmium when performing demolition activities. Employees performing torch cutting and assisting in torch cutting activities were exposed to airborne concentrations of cadmium at 26.0 and 8.7 micrograms per cubic meter of air respectively which exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 5 micrograms/m3. 29 CFR 1926.1127(l)(2)(i): The employer did not provide an initial examination to an employee within 30 days after initial assignment to a job with exposure to cadmium: a) On August 2, 2017, American Demolition Corporation did not provide initial medical examinations to employees within 30 days after initial assignment to a job with exposure to cadmium. Employees performing torch cutting and assisting in torch cutting activities were exposed to airborne cadmium at levels exceeding the action level of 2.5 micrograms /m3.