OSHA Inspection: BAYONNE DRYDOCK & REPAIR CORP.

Issued

2023-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12031.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1018(e)(2) as referenced in 29 CFR 1915.1018: Initial monitoring was not performed for each workplace, or work operation covered by 29 CFR 1910.1018 to accurately determine the airborne concentration of inorganic arsenic to which employees may be exposed:  Location: 100 Military Ocean Terminal Street. Bayonne, New Jersey 07002  a) The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine the airborne concentration of inorganic arsenic that subcontractor employees performing abrasive sand blasting operations were exposed. On June 26, 2023 an employee performing abrasive sand blasting operations in a salt water storage tank was exposed to inorganic arsenic at concentrations of 35 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-Hour Time Weighted Average, exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air by 3.5 times. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 230 minutes.  Violation occurred on or around June 26, 2023.

Issued

2023-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12031.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(d)(2) as referenced in 29 CFR 1915.1025: An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  Location: 100 Military Ocean Terminal Street. Bayonne, New Jersey 07002.   a) The employer did not make an initial determinate that subcontractor employees performing abrasive sand blasting operations in the salt water tanks were not exposed to lead at or above the action level. On June 26, 2023, An employee performing abrasive sand blasting operations in a salt water storage tank was exposed to respirable lead concentrations of 103 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-Hour Time Weighted Average, exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air by 2.06 times. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 230 minutes.  Violation occurred on or around June 26, 2023.