Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i):For any employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) were not implemented to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead: a) Battery Production Line/ COS Department- On or about 5/2/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards associated with lead in that, the employer failed to ensure that feasible engineering and work practice controls were provided to reduce and maintain employees' exposures to lead at or below 50�g/m3 of air while employees were operating COS machine and working with lead batteries. Employees were exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 71.6 �g/m3, during a 480 minute sampling performed on 5/2/2023. b) Battery Production Line/ COS Department- On or about 5/2/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards associated with lead in that, the employer failed to ensure that feasible engineering and work practice controls were provided to reduce and maintain employees' exposures to lead at or below 50�g/m3 of air while employees were operating COS machine and working with lead batteries. Employees were exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 121 �g/m3, during a 480 minute sampling performed on 5/2/2023. c) Battery Production Line/ COS Department- On or about 5/2/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards associated with lead in that, the employer failed to ensure that feasible engineering and work practice controls were provided to reduce and maintain employees' exposures to lead at or below 50�g/m3 of air while employees were operating COS machine and working with lead batteries. Employees were exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 189.9 �g/m3, during a 480 minute sampling performed on 5/2/2023. d) Battery Production Line/ COS Department- On or about 5/2/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards associated with lead in that, the employer failed to ensure that feasible engineering and work practice controls were provided to reduce and maintain employees' exposures to lead at or below 50�g/m3 of air while employees were operating COS machine and working with lead batteries. Employees were exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 471.085 �g/m3, during a 480 minute sampling performed on 5/2/2023. U.S. Battery Mfg. Augusta, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1353891, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/15/19, with respect to a workplace located at 1895 Tobacco Rd, Augusta, GA.