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

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(1): The employer did not ensure that food or beverage was not present, or consumed; tobacco products were not present, or used and cosmetics were not applied in areas where employees were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit: (a) Martin Foundry Company, Inc. is failing to protect employees from exposure to lead ingestion by allowing them to smoke throughout the work areas to include the foundry and grinding. Overexposures to lead were documented in the following instances: (1) On or about April 24, 2015, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 122 micrograms per cubic meter of lead, which is 2.4 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter, while performing red brass grinding operations. The sampling was performed for 451 minutes during one shift; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 29 minutes not sampled. (2) On or about April 24, 2015, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 85 micrograms per cubic meter of lead, which is 1.7 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter, while performing red brass melting and pouring operations. The sampling was performed for 436 minutes during one shift; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 44 minutes not sample. (3) On or about April 24, 2015, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) level of 64 micrograms per cubic meter of lead, which is 1.3 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter, while performing red brass pouring operations. The sampling was performed for 444 minutes during one shift; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 36 minutes not sampled. Abatement certification is required for this item; use the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose.