Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101000 A02 Air contaminants.
Inspection Nr: 1278719.015
Citation: 02001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $110,856.00
Current Penalty: $11,086.00
Issuance Date: 05/14/2018
Nr Instances: 4
Nr Exposed: 8
Abatement Date: 06/29/2018
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0112000
Contest Date: 06/06/2018
Final Order: 12/26/2018
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 12/26/2018 | $11,086.00 | 06/29/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/11/2018 | $110,856.00 | 06/29/2018 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/14/2018 | $110,856.00 | 06/29/2018 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of hydrogen peroxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 1.4 mg/m3: Clean room; On or about 12/11/17, employees cleaning/sanitizing the clean room were overexposed to an airborne concentration of hydrogen peroxide in four instances. The 8-hr TWA exposure for each of the employees sampled are as follows: A. 5.66 mg/m3, 4.04 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4 mg/m3 B. 5.34 mg/m3, 3.81 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4 mg/m3 C. 5.7 mg/m3, 4.07 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4 mg/m3 D. 5.04 mg/m3, 3.6 times the permissible exposure limit of 1.4 mg/m3