Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 015A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/cm3) averaged over an eight-hour period: On or about August 6th and August 8th, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to lead at concentrations greater than 50 ug/cm3 averaged over an eight-hour period: 1. On or about August 6th, 2019, an employee from the Maintenance Department, working in the Cast Department, was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 507 ug/m3 over the 476 minute sampling period, which is approximately 10.1 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The employee was performing grinding and cutting operations at the automatic drossing machine. 2. On or about August 6th, 2019, an employee from the Maintenance Department, working in the baghouses and Bullet Shred Department, was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 617 ug/m3 over the 458 minute sampling period, which is approximately 12.3 times the PEL of 50 ug/m3. The employee was changing waste barrels at the Process and Hygiene baghouses, and performing maintenance on the Density Separator located at the end of the bullet shred machine in the Bullet Shred Department. 3. On or about August 8th, 2019, an employee in the Bullet Shred Department was exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 821 ug/m3 over the 477 minute sampling period, which is approximately 16.4 times the PEL of 50 ug/m3. The employee was attending the bullet shred machine, which includes (but is not limited to) loading the infeed hopper, operating a forklift within the department, exchanging waste barrels, and other tasks to ensure the continuous operation of the machine.