OSHA Inspection: POWDER FINISHERS, INC.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6641.00 · Current $3320.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2): An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a "C", shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.   (a) On August 18, 2023, an employee engaged in spray application of material for a powder coating operations was exposed to a dust that exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for Table Z-1 listed substance. The employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 21.05 mg/m3 for total dust, which was approximately 1.4 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15mg/m3 for the total dust fraction of particulate otherwise not regulated (PNOR). The exposure level was derived from two samples collected over a 459 minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 21 minutes.  (b) On August 18, 2023, an employee engaged in spray application of material for a powder coating operations was exposed to a dust that exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for Table Z-1 listed substance. The employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 16.37 mg/m3 for total dust, which was approximately 1.09 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 15mg/m3 for the total dust fraction of particulate otherwise not regulated (PNOR). The exposure level was derived from two samples collected over a 426 minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 54 minutes.