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

29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(1)(iv):Respiratory protection was not worn during periods when an employee was in a regulated area: a) Frazer & Jones, LLC, 3000 Milton Avenue, Solvay, New York, 13209. On or about 4/2/2024 an employee in Hard Iron, a regulated area, was not wearing respiratory protection. The employee's nose was not covered by the 3M Filtering Face Piece Respirator, Model 8511. Employees in Hard Iron were exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 63.8 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 1.27 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 442 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 38 minutes not sampled. b) Frazer & Jones, LLC, 3000 Milton Avenue, Solvay, New York, 13209. On or about 5/23/2024 an employee in Sprue Table Area, a regulated area, was not wearing respiratory protection. The employee's nose was not covered by the 3M Filtering Face Piece Respirator, Model 8511. Employees in the Sprue Table Area were exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 89.3 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 1.78 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 470 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 10 minutes not sampled. c) Frazer & Jones, LLC, 3000 Milton Avenue, Solvay, New York, 13209. On or about 6/5/2024 an employee in Hard Iron, a regulated area, was not wearing respiratory protection. The employee was wearing a cloth face covering. Employees in Hard Iron were exposed to an eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 63.8 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 1.27 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 442 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 38 minutes 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 1910.1053(g)(1)(iv), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1400452, citation number 1, item number 2 d) and was affirmed as a final order on 10/14/2021. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item