Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable particulates, listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 mg/m3: a. On or about March 22, 2018, an employee performing grinding operations was exposed to respirable dust at an 8-hour time weighted average of 6.402 mg/m3, which is approximately 1.28 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 5 mg/m3, for 439 minutes. The exposure level is derived from 1 sample collected over a 439 minute period of time, and zero exposure is assumed for the time not sampled. b. On or about March 22, 2018, an employee performing arc blasting and chiseling operations was exposed to respirable dust at an 8-hour time weighted average of 12.19 mg/m3, which is approximately 2.44 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 5 mg/m3, for 450 minutes. The exposure level is derived from 1 sample collected over a 450 minute period of time, and zero exposure is assumed for the time not sampled. Korff Holdings, LLC dba Quaker City Castings was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1000(a)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 988029, citation number 1, item number 2a, and was affirmed as a final order on September 4, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 310 East Euclid Street, Salem, OH 44460. Korff Holdings, LLC dba Quaker City Castings was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1000(a)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1010778, citation number 1, item number 2a, and was affirmed as a final order on October 26, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 310 East Euclid Street, Salem, OH 44460.