OSHA Inspection: INDUSTRIAL SPECIALIST, LLC

Issued

Aug 22, 2007

Abate by

Sep 24, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,125

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 the hazard of development of undetected fibrotic lung disease
(silicosis) from
inhalation of crystalline silica:
(a)At the BP Texas City worksite, in FCCU #1, where a Painter/Blaster was
exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 178 milligrams per cubic
meter
of respirable dust containing 3.4quartz.  The Permissible Exposure Limit
(PEL) for respirable dust containing 3.4quartz is 1.852 milligrams per
cubic
meter.  Sampling was conducted for 204 minutes during the first shift on
March
28, 2007.  Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 276 minutes.  The
employee was not included in a medical surveillance program for exposure to
crystalline silica.
(b)At the BP Texas City worksite, in FCCU #1, where a Painter/Blaster was
exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 194 milligrams per cubic
meter
of respirable dust containing 1.9quartz.  The Permissible Exposure Limit
(PEL) for respirable dust containing 2.9quartz is 2.041 milligrams per
cubic
meter.  Sampling was conducted for 202 minutes during the first shift on
March
28, 2007.  Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 278 minutes.  The
employee was not included in a medical surveillance program for exposure to
crystalline silica.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to provide pre-placement baseline medical examinations to
employees who are
potentially exposed to crystalline silica at one-half the exposure limit
or more (regardless of
respiratory protection) which contains the following elements:
1.A baseline chest X-ray, pulmonary function test, and an occupational and
medical
history.
2.A chest roentgenogram (X-ray), posteroanterior 14"x17" or 14"x14",
classified
according to the 1980 ILO International Classification of Radiographs of
Pneumoconiosis (ILO, 1982), and read by a board-certified radiologist of
certified class "B" reader.
3.The medical examination emphasizing the respiratory system and a chest
X-ray
shall be given every three years to workers who have less than 15 years of
crystalline silica exposure, every two years if the worker has 15 to 20
years
of exposure, and annually if the worker has 20 or more years of exposure.
4.With a positive chest X-ray (1/0 or greater) the worker shall be placed
in
mandatory respiratory protection, or if already wearing a respirator, the
program
shall be re-evaluated to assure proper fit and that other elements of 29
CFR
1910.134 are being met.
5.The worker shall be referred to a physician specializing in lung
diseases for a
medical evaluation and medical monitoring as warranted by the examining
physician.
6.All medical test result shall be discussed with the worker by the
physician.

Issued

Aug 22, 2007

Abate by

Aug 27, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,125

Issued

Aug 22, 2007

Abate by

Aug 27, 2007

Issued

Aug 22, 2007

Abate by

Sep 24, 2007

Issued

Aug 22, 2007

Abate by

Sep 24, 2007

Issued

Aug 22, 2007

Abate by

Sep 24, 2007