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

29 CFR 1910.1000(d)(1)(i): When determined by the computational formula specified in 29 CFR 1910.1000(d)(2)(i), employees were exposed to concentrations of more than one substance for which 8-hour time weighted averages are listed in Subparts Z of 29 CFR part 1910 in excess of the permissible exposure for the mixture: The employer did not ensure that employee exposure to concentrations of more than one substance did not exceed the permissible exposure limit for the mixture of heavy metals to include inorganic Lead and Cadmium. The mixture has additive toxic effects on the kidneys. (a) On April 19, 2024, an employee was dismantling Cathode Ray Tube Televisions at the Seiler D-Man station. The employee was exposed to inorganic Lead at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 0.067 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of air, approximately 1.3 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 0.05 mg/m3; and Cadmium at an 8-hour TWA of 0.010 mg/m3 of air, approximately 2.0 times the PEL of 0.005 mg/m3. The exposure concentration was approximately 3.3 times the permissible 8-hour TWA concentration for the mixture. Sampling was performed for 405 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 75-minute period not sampled. (b) On April 19, 2024, an employee was dismantling Cathode Ray Tube Televisions at the Seiler D-Man station. The employee was exposed to inorganic Lead at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 0.104 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of air, approximately 2.1 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 0.05 mg/m3; and Cadmium at an 8-hour TWA of 0.0034 mg/m3 of air, approximately 0.67 times the PEL of 0.005 mg/m3. The exposure concentration was approximately 2.8 times the permissible 8-hour TWA concentration for the mixture. Sampling was performed for 401 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 79-minute period not sampled. Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1630595, citation number 1, item number 1 a, and was affirmed as a final order on May 1, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 2535 Beloit Ave, Janesville, WI 53546.