OSHA Inspection: WM MERCURY WASTE, INC.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $5398.00

Hazardous substances 1631M111

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.) On or about March 4, 2020, employee(s) completing tasks related to dental bulking in the east building aisleway, were exposed to 0.144 mg/m3 of mercury over a sampling period of 323 minutes, approximately 1.44 times the limit of 0.1mg/m3. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 157 minutes not sampled. The existing control measures, including administrative and engineering controls, were not adequate to limit the exposure of employees to mercury to or below the PEL.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training and evaluation was not provided to the operator when the operator was involved in an accident or near-miss incident on January 15, 2020.  a.) On January 15, 2020, an employee operating a forklift within the plant made contact with a coworker. On January 18, 2020, the employer instructed the employee to operate the forklift to complete material handling, and did not retrain the employee prior to instructing them to continue work.