Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101026 D02 IV
Inspection Nr: 1008403.015
Citation: 02002
Citation Type: Repeat
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $49,500.00
Current Penalty: $33,250.00
Issuance Date: 05/11/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 06/17/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0521100
Contest Date: 06/01/2015
Final Order: 03/31/2016
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 0689
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 03/31/2016 | $33,250.00 | 06/17/2015 | Repeat | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/23/2015 | $49,500.00 | 06/17/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/11/2015 | $49,500.00 | 06/17/2015 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iv): The employer used the scheduled monitoring option, and monitoring revealed employee exposures to chromium (VI) to be above the permissible exposure limit; however, the employer did not perform periodic monitoring at least every three months: a) On or about 11/12/2014, the employer did not perform periodic monitoring at least every three months when employees were conducting welding operations on a stainless steel tanks in Industrial Tops/Cones and Industrial Upper Bay and after the employer's last air monitoring on 01/08/2014 revealed an employee's exposure to chromium (VI) was above the PEL.