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

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134: At a facility located at 206 Charles Street, Oconto, WI 54153; the employer did not determine and implement feasible administrative or engineering controls to achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of this section when: a) On May 16, 2024, a Small Parts Finishing employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 30 mg/m^3 for total dust fraction of particulate not otherwise regulated (PNOR), approximately 2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m^3. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 480 minute sampling period. b) On May 16, 2024, a Finishing employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 21 mg/m^3 for the total dust fraction of PNOR, approximately 1.4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m^3. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 478 minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 2 minutes. c) On May 16, 2024, a Finishing employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 19 mg/m^3 for the total dust fraction of PNOR, approximately 1.3 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m^3. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 480 minute sampling period. The Marine Technology Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1000(e), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1512596, citation number 1, item number 3c and was affirmed as a final order on June 30, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 206 Charles Street, Oconto, WI 54153.