Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101052 E03 Methylene Chloride.
Inspection Nr: 1081517.015
Citation: 01004B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 02/06/2016 4
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 01/19/2016
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522300
Contest Date: 02/10/2016
Final Order: 02/06/2017
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 02/06/2017 | $0.00 | 02/06/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/10/2016 | $0.00 | 02/06/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/19/2016 | $0.00 | 02/06/2016 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1052(e)(3): The employer did not supply a respirator, selected in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(3) to each person who entered a regulated area and did not require each affected employee to use that respirator whenever methylene chloride exposures were likely to exceed the 8-hour time weighted average permissible exposure limit or short term exposure limit: On or about July 29, 2015, the employer had provided employees exposed to methylene chloride above the permissible exposure limit with insufficient respiratory protection in the form of half mask air purifying respirators.