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

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Tight fitting face piece respirators were worn when facial hair came between the sealing surface of the face-piece and the face: a) Frazer & Jones, LLC, 3000 Milton Avenue, Solvay, New York, 13209. On or about 5/29/2024 an employee in the Shakeout/Hole had facial hair that came between there face and the seal surface of the 3M Filtering Face Piece Respirator, Model 8511, being worn. An employee in the Shakeout/Hole was exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 87.18 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 1.74 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 479 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 1 minute not sampled. Frazer & Jones, LLC, 3000 Milton Avenue, Solvay, New York, 13209, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1400452, citation number 1, item number 2c and was affirmed as a final order on 10/14/2021. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item