OSHA Inspection: ACME WELDING & FABRICATING, INC.

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1999-04-01 00:00:00

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Penalty

Initial $375.00 · Current $235.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of
developing
undetected cases of silicosis from being exposed to unknown concentrations
of crystalline silica:
(a)At the facility, where a sandblaster was exposed to silica, containing
26% crystalline
quartz, at an 8-hour time weighted average of 1.65 mg/m3.  The acceptable
permissible
exposure limit for silica with 26crystalline quartz is 0.357 mg/m3.
Sampling was
conducted for 125 minutes during the work shift on 11/03/98.  Zero
exposure was
assumed for the remaining 355 minutes.
Feasible methods of abatement may include, but are not limited to:
1. Medical surveillance, including:
a. A baseline examination which includes a medical and occupational
history to elicit data
on signs and symptoms of respiratory disease prior to exposure to
crystalline silica.  The
medical examination emphasizing the respiratory system should be repeated
every five
years if under 20 years of exposure and every two years if over 20 years
of exposure.
The medical examination should be repeated more frequently if respiratory
symptoms
develop or upon the recommendation of the examining physician.
b. A baseline chest chest X-ray should be obtained prior to employement
with a follow-
up every five years if under 20 years of exposure and every two years if
over 20 years
of exposure.  A chest X-ray may be required more frequently if determined
by the
examining physician.
c. Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT):  Should include FEV (forced expiratory
volume
in
1 second), FVC (forced vital capacity) and DLCO (diffusion lung capacity).
PFTs
should be obtained for a baseline examination with PFTs repeated every
five years if
under 20 years of exposure and every two years if over 20 years of
exposure.  PFTs may
be required more frequently if respirable symptoms develop or if
recommended by the
examining physician.
d. A chest X-ray should be obtained upon employment termination.

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1999-04-01 00:00:00

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Penalty

Initial $375.00 · Current $235.00 Reduced

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Penalty

Initial $375.00 · Current $235.00 Reduced

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Initial $225.00 · Current $112.00 Reduced

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Initial $375.00 · Current $235.00 Reduced

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Penalty

Initial $375.00 · Current $235.00 Reduced

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Initial $375.00 · Current $236.00 Reduced

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Initial $225.00 · Current $112.00 Reduced

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