Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101018 M01 Inorganic arsenic.
Inspection Nr: 1718649.015
Citation: 01015B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 06/28/2024
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 08/12/2024
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0626700
Contest Date: 07/22/2024
Final Order: 01/29/2025
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 0260
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/29/2025 | $0.00 | 08/12/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/29/2024 | $0.00 | 08/12/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/28/2024 | $0.00 | 08/12/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 015B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1018(m)(1): Clean change rooms equipped with storage facilities for street clothes and separate storage facilities for protective clothing and equipment, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(e), were not provided for employees working in regulated areas or in areas subject to the possibility of skin or eye irritation from inorganic arsenic: a) On February 28, 2024, in the inside blasting building where employees performing abrasive blasting activities were not provided with clean change rooms. An employee was exposed to inorganic arsenic at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 66 micrograms per cubic meter, 6.6 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for inorganic arsenic of 10 micrograms per cubic meter. Sampling was conducted for 445 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 35 minutes.