Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101200 H03 III Hazard Communication.
Inspection Nr: 999520.015
Citation: 01017C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 04/07/2015
Nr Instances: 4
Nr Exposed: 8
Abatement Date: 05/01/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0625400
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/19/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 1430
Substance: 9010
Substance: S103
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/19/2015 | $0.00 | 05/01/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/07/2015 | $0.00 | 04/08/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 017C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used: (a) In the foundry, where employees were using corrosive Muriatic Acid to wash machine oil off dies, employees were pouring concentrated Muriatic Acid into a bucket and adding water to acid, exposing employees to the hazards of corrosive chemical splashes. (b) In the foundry, where employees were grinding dried refractory slurry containing silica, crystalline quartz off end plates, employees were not trained to use the updraft booth to reduce silica exposures, and were grinding end plates outside the booth, exposing employees to inhalation hazards of silica. (c) In shot blasting, on October 8, 2014 a Maintenance employee used compressed air to blow dust containing silica, crystalline quartz out of the exhaust duct for the bag house while the blast booth door was open, allowing escape of dust into the work area and exposing employees to inhalation hazards of silica. (d) In shot blasting, employees were using compressed air to blow dust containing silica, crystalline quartz off clothing after leaving the blast booth and removing their supplied-air helmets, exposing employees to inhalation hazards of silica.