Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated, total dust, listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the permissible exposure limits as 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air.. (a) The welder working in the NW corner of the Plant 2 - Weld area was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated - total dust at an 8-hour time weighted average of 25.40 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.7 times the limit of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air. The sample was collected on January 16, 2019 during a 441 minute sampling period and exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 39 minutes not sampled. (b) The welder working in the NW corner of the Plant 2 - Weld area was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated - total dust at an 8-hour time weighted average 23.04 milligrams per cubic meter of air, approximately 1.5 times the limit of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air. The sample was collected on January 16, 2019 during a 460 minute sampling period and exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 20 minutes not sampled. Weldall Mfg. Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1070296, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on (12/10/2015), with respect to a workplace located at 2001 S. Prairie Ave, Waukesha, WI 53189.