OSHA Inspection: XENIA FOUNDRY & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $15,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c):     Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.    Employees were exposed to silica, listed in Table Z-3, in excess of (1mg/m3) / (% Silica +2) as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average Concentration.     a) On January 27, 2012 an employee working in the Grinding Department at the grinding table in Booth 2 including at the Spindle and Stand Up Grinders was exposed to an 8-hour TWA (Time Weighted Average) concentration of respirable crystalline silica of 1.45 mg/m3 over a 360 minute sampling period and allowing for 120 minutes of zero exposure, the exposure was 2.32 times the calculated PEL of 0.625 mg/m3 dust containing 14% silica.

Issued

Mar 21, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e):     To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.[71 FR 16673, April 3, 2006]    a) Feasbile engineering controls to reduce employee exposures to respirable dust containing silica had not been implemented in the Grinding Area on the grinding table in booth 2 and/or the spindle and stand up grinders.    Feasible controls may include, but may not be limited to:  (1) Repositioning the dust collector in between the employee and the grinder to better capture dust particles inside the booth.  (2) Installation of ventilated down-draft tables within the booth which would draw dust down and away from the worker.  (2) Substituting silica-free materials for the silica sand being used in the facility.  (3) Improving the local exhaust ventilation for the grinding table along with the spindle and stand up grinders in the Grinding Department.     ABATEMENT WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:    STEP 1: SUBMIT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR  A WRITTEN, DETAILED PLAN OF ABATEMENT OUTLINING A SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPLEMENT OF ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINSTRATIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AS REFERENCED IN THIS CITATION. THIS PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, TARGET DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHICH MUST ABE CONSISTENT WITH THE ABATEMBENT DATES REQUIRED BY THIS CITATION.    (1) EVALUATION OF ENGINEERING/ADMINSTRATION CONTROL OPTIONS;  (2) SELECTION OF OPTIMUM CONTROL METHODS AND COMPLETION OF DESIGN;  (3) PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SELECTED MEASURES;  (4) TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE OF MODIFICATION/DESIGN OF CONTROLS.                                                          Date by which Step 1 Msust Be Abated:                          July 21, 2012      STEP 2: ABATEMENT SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE IMPLENTATION OF FEASIBLE ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINSTRATIVE CONTROLS UPON VERIFICATION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE.        Certification with abatement documentation is required.