Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101026 D01
Inspection Nr: 314662677
Citation: 01017
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty:
Current Penalty:
Issuance Date: 07/28/2011
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 08/30/2011
Gravity: 05
Report ID: 0830500
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 017 Hazard: CHEMNEP
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer, who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section, did not determine the 8 hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). (a)Hill Air Force Base, at 7290 Weiner Street, Hill Air Force Base, UT: On and preceding 3/3/11, Hill Air Force Base did not determine the 8 hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). One employee assisted the employee who abrasively blasted aircraft parts in Building 507J4. The assisting employee received parts that were abrasively blasted through a doorway into the abrasive blasting booth. The employee was not using respiratory protection. The primer contained strontium chromate. The abrasive blasting process generated chromium (VI) dust. The abrasive blasting booth was a regulated area. The employer did not determine the assisting employee's chromium (VI) exposure. This condition exposed the assisting employee to a chromium (VI) hazard. Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (See enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification
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