OSHA Inspection: GUESA QUEEN, LLC

Issued

2023-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2):Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 parts per million (ppm):  a) On September 23, 2022, an employee working in the kitchen area was exposed to carbon monoxide to an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) concentration of 227.3 parts per million (ppm), approximately 4.5  times OSHA 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ppm. The carbon monoxide exposure level was derived from carboxyhemoglobin levels of  9.7%, measured on September 23, 2022.

Issued

2023-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0560

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 September 23, 2022, an employee working in the kitchen area was exposed to carbon monoxide to an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) concentration of 227.3 parts per million (ppm), approximately 4.5  times OSHA 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 ppm. The carbon monoxide exposure level was derived from carboxyhemoglobin levels of  9.7%, measured on September 23, 2022.  The employer did not implement effective administrative or engineering controls to control employee's exposure to carbon monoxide.