Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101027 M02 I Cadmium
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Inspection Nr: 1049225.015
Citation: 01025
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $2,100.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 09/22/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 11/09/2015
Gravity: 1
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 | $2,100.00 | 11/09/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/22/2015 | $2,100.00 | 11/09/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 025 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(2)(i): Warning signs shall be provided and displayed in regulated areas. In addition, warning signs shall be posted at all approaches to regulated areas so that an employee may read the signs and take necessary protective steps before entering the area. 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 post warning signs prior to entering regulated areas where the employees were exposed to airborne cadmium above the permissible exposure limit.