Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101052 I02 Methylene Chloride.
Inspection Nr: 1068975.015
Citation: 01028
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $2,000.00
Issuance Date: 12/04/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 12/23/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0524500
Contest Date: 12/22/2015
Final Order: 06/30/2016
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 1730
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/30/2016 | $2,000.00 | 12/23/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 01/07/2016 | $4,900.00 | 12/23/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/04/2015 | $4,900.00 | 12/23/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 028 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use: An employee used Naked Gun Spray Gun Paint Remover containing 30-60% methylene chloride to clean the spray paint guns with brushes and other tools in front of an open bucket of the product and the employer did not provide eyewash facilities for emergency use.