Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101027 J02 Cadmium
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Inspection Nr: 1049225.015
Citation: 01020
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 09/22/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 11/09/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521700
Contest Date: 10/19/2015
Final Order: 02/06/2017
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: C141
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 02/06/2017 | $0.00 | 11/09/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 10/20/2015 | $4,900.00 | 11/09/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/22/2015 | $4,900.00 | 11/09/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 020 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1027(j)(2): "Change rooms." The employer shall assure that change rooms are equipped with separate storage facilities for street clothes and for protective clothing and equipment, which are designed to prevent dispersion of cadmium and contamination of the employee's street clothes. a. On or about May 27, 2015, in the Zorba area, employees were exposed to cadmium at 1.2-1.6 times the permissible exposure limit. The employer did not provide separate clean change rooms for employees who work in areas where their airborne exposure to cadmium was above the PEL, without regard to the use of respirators