Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1027(c): "Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)." The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of cadmium in excess of five micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 ug/m(3)), calculated as an eight-hour time-weighted average exposure (TWA). a. On April 27, 2015, in the Muffin Monster area; an employee performing required duties while operating the Muffin Monster was exposed to cadmium in excess of the permissible exposure limit of 5 micrograms cadmium per cubic meter air. The employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average of 176.3 micrograms lead per cubic meter air during the 407 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for 73 minutes not sampled. This employee exposure level represents approximately 11.7 times the separate engineering control air limit and 35.2 times the permissible exposure limit for cadmium. b. On May 5, 2015, in the Dehusker area; an employee performing required duties including the top belt position, the "cage" position and the bottom belt sorting position was exposed to cadmium in excess of the permissible exposure limit of 5 micrograms cadmium per cubic meter air. The employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average of 17.9 micrograms lead per cubic meter air during the 359 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for 121 minutes not sampled. This employee exposure level represents approximately 1.2 times the separate engineering control air limit and 3.5 times the permissible exposure limit for cadmium. On May 5, 2015 in the Dehusker process area: c. An employee performing required duties at the bottom belt "magnet" position was exposed to a mixture of cadmium and lead that exceeded the calculated cumulative exposure limit prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.1000(d). The employee was exposed to 8-hour time weighted averages of 20.08 micrograms lead per cubic meter air and 14.06 micrograms cadmium per cubic meter air during the 366 minutes sampled. Zero exposure was assumed for the 114 minutes not sampled. This exposure represents 3.05 times the cumulative exposure limit for this mixture. Cadmium and Lead, among other hazards, may act in an additive fashion to affect the kidneys. d. An employee performing required duties at the bottom belt sorting position was exposed to a mixture of cadmium and lead that exceeded the calculated cumulative exposure limit prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.1000(d). The employee was exposed to 8-hour time weighted averages of 19.21 micrograms lead per cubic meter air and 13.94 micrograms cadmium per cubic meter air during the 366 minutes sampled. Zero exposure was assumed for the 114 minutes not sampled. This employee exposure represents 3.164 times the cumulative exposure limit for this mixture. Cadmium and Lead, among other hazards, may act in an additive fashion to affect the kidneys. e. An employee performing required duties at the bottom belt sorting position was exposed to a mixture of cadmium and lead that exceeded the calculated cumulative exposure limit prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.1000(d). The employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average of 20.29 micrograms lead per cubic meter air and 13.16 micrograms cadmium per cubic meter air during the 359 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for 121 minutes not sampled. This employee exposure level represents approximately 3.08 the cumulative exposure limit for this mixture. Cadmium and Lead, among other hazards, may act in an additive fashion to affect the kidneys. Retriev Technologies, previously known as TOXCO, Inc. was cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 190589, citation number 1, item number 12a and was affirmed as a final order on July 29, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 265 Quarry Road SE, Lancaster, Ohio 43130.