Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101053 G02
Inspection Nr: 1548403.015
Citation: 02001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $101,519.00
Current Penalty: $75,124.00
Issuance Date: 02/11/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 06/13/2022
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0316400
Contest Date: 03/09/2022
Final Order: 07/28/2022
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: 9000
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/28/2022 | $75,124.00 | 06/13/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 03/09/2022 | $101,519.00 | 02/17/2022 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/11/2022 | $101,519.00 | 02/17/2022 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134: (a) Pug Mill: On August 17, 2021, an employee operating the plug mill during brick manufacturing was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 60.854 micrograms per cubic meter of air for the 424 minute sampling period. The employer did not institute a respiratory protection program to protect workers from airborne silica dust which exceeded the permissible exposure limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air.