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Standard Cited: 19101052 C02 Methylene Chloride.
Inspection Nr: 1708870.015
Citation: 02001B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 05/03/2024
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Abatement Date: 05/17/2024
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521100
Contest Date: 05/17/2024
Final Order: 01/02/2025
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: 1730
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/02/2025 | $0.00 | 05/17/2024 | Serious | |
| Penalty | C: Contested | 05/20/2024 | $0.00 | 05/17/2024 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/03/2024 | $0.00 | 05/17/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2): Short-term exposure limit (STEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of MC in excess of one hundred and twenty-five parts of MC per million parts of air (125 ppm) as determined over a sampling period of fifteen minutes. On or about March 7, 2024, at an establishment located at 724 South Industrial Drive in Waupaca, Wisconsin; an employee stripping wood furniture using Benco B7 industrial paint remover was exposed to a 15-minute short-term exposure of 258 ppm of Methylene chloride (MC), approximately 2 times the Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL) of 125 ppm. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 15-minute sampling period.