Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010C Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible: a) Shakeout Area; Sprue Department; Hard Iron Department; Annealing Department; Finishing Department; Foundry Department and E-Melt Department, on or about 7/23/19; 7/24/19; 7/25/19; 8/2/19 and 8/3/19: Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employees exposures to silica below the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit. Employees exposures as referenced in Citation 2 Item 2a EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ABATEMENT INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1. Install Wet Dust Suppression (WDS) systems 2. Enclosed processes 3. Enclosed people spaces 4. Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) 5. Filtration (general and source-capture) 6. Barriers 7. Continue to conduct air monitoring until results are below the Silica PEL