Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 milligrams per meter cubed: (a) Facility - On or about January 16, 2019, an employee was exposed to 20.28 milligrams per meter cubed of respirable dust which is 4.1 times the permissible exposure limit of 5 milligrams per meter cubed. (b) Facility - On or about January 16, 2019, an employee was exposed to 9.85 milligrams per meter cubed of respirable dust which is 1.97 times the permissible exposure limit of 5 milligrams per meter cubed. ABATEMENT STEPS ARE AS FOLLOW: STEP 1 - A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the dates required by this citation: 1. Evaluation of engineering control options; 2. Selection of optimum control method and completion of design; 3. Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; 4. Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls. Note: All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Ninety- (90) day progress reports are required during the abatement period. STEP 2 - Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.