OSHA Inspection: CAMERON BRIDGE WORKS, LLC

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,604 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   a) Sand blasting area, on or about 7/19/16: Respiratory hazards including, but not limited to, silica were not evaluated for employees wearing supplied air respirators.  b) Spray painting area, on or about 7/19/16: Respiratory hazards including, but not limited to, isocyanates were not evaluated for employees wearing full face respirators.  c) Welding area, on or about 7/19/16: Respiratory hazards including, but not limited to, zinc oxide and other fumes from welding and cutting on galvanized steel were not evaluated for employees neither provided with respirators nor local ventilation.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2610

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(c)(6)(ii): Indoors, welding or cutting involving zinc-bearing base or filler metals coated with zinc-bearing materials was not done in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.252(c)(3):   a) Main shop, on or about 7/19/16: An employee performing flux core welding and plasma cutting on zinc bearing metal was exposed to 0.414 milligrams per cubic meter of zinc during these operations. No mechanical ventilation was used.  abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $2,672 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to Total Particulate in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 15 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) listed in Table Z-3:     a) Sand blasting area, on or about 7/19/16: A sand blaster was exposed to 34.38 mg/m3 of total dust or 2.3 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3 during the 250 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 230 minutes not sampled.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(d)(2)(i): An employee was exposed to Lead and cadmium listed in the Z tables in excess of the cumulative exposure limit:  a) Sand blasting area, on or about 7/19/16: A sand blaster was exposed to 1.152 times of the permissible exposure for the mixture of lead and cadmium.  Exposure to lead was 49.8 micrograms per cubic meter and to cadmium  was 0.78 micrograms per cubic meter during the 250 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 230 minutes not sampled.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 04901591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):   a) Sand blasting area, on or about 7/19/16: A sand blaster was exposed to 1.152 times of the permissible exposure for the mixture of lead and cadmium.  See Citation 1, Item 2b for exposure levels.  Effective engineering controls were not provided to reduce levels below the PEL.   Abatement will be multistep as follows:  Step 1: A plan must be developed for providing engineering controls including selection of appropriate controls and testing its effectiveness. (60 days).  Step 2: Selection of final control method and its testing must be completed with selection method used by employees. (90 days).  Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:   a) Sand blast area, on or about 7/19/16: A sand blaster was exposed to lead at 49.8 micrograms per cubic meter of lead or 1.6 times the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter for the 250 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 230 minutes not sampled. No air monitoring was performed to determine exposure above the action level.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i): A medical surveillance program was not instituted for all employee(s) who were, or could be exposed to lead above the action level for more that thirty days per year:   a) Sand blast area, on or about 7/19/16: A sand blaster was exposed to lead at 49.8 micrograms per cubic meter of lead or 1.6 times the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter for the 250 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 230 minutes not sampled. The employee did not participate in a medical surveillance program.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:   a) Sand blast area, on or about 7/19/16: A sand blaster was exposed to lead at 49.8 micrograms per cubic meter of lead or 1.6 times the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter for the 250 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 230 minutes not sampled. The employee was not included in a training program for lead.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item

Issued

Oct 28, 2016

Abate by

Nov 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that the employees were trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and paragraph (m)(4) of this section:  a) Sand blast area, on or about 7/19/16: A sand blaster was exposed to lead at 0.78 micrograms per cubic meter of cadmium for the 250 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 230 minutes not sampled. The employee was not included in a training program for cadmium.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item