Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101026 I03 II
Inspection Nr: 989172.015
Citation: 01016A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Not Completed - Employer Out of Business
Initial Penalty: $2,800.00
Current Penalty: $3,400.00
Issuance Date: 01/28/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 02/24/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0626300
Contest Date: 02/24/2015
Final Order: 10/16/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 10/16/2015 | $3,400.00 | 02/24/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/27/2015 | $2,800.00 | 02/24/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/28/2015 | $2,800.00 | 02/24/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 016A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that employees who had skin contact with chromium (VI) wash their hands and faces at the end of the work shift and/or prior to eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, applying cosmetics, or using the toilet: The employer does not ensure that employees who have skin contact with hexavalent chromium wash their hands prior to eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, applying cosmetics, or using the toilet. This violation occurred on or about August 28, 2014, at times prior thereto and at times thereafter; when the employer did not implement a hand washing policy and did not ensure that employees who had skin contact with hexavalent chromium wash their hands at the end of the work shift and/or prior to eating, drinking, smoking, or using the toilet.