OSHA Inspection: ESCO MARINE, INC.

Issued

2013-07-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2025.00 · Current $1215.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(6)(iii): Where the initial monitoring revealed that employee exposure to lead was above the permissible exposure limit, ; monitoring was not repeated at least quarterly and continued at the required frequency until at least two consecutive measurements taken at least 7 days apart were below the PEL and at or above the action level  At this site, Cutter employees were using torch cutting equipment to cut pieces of painted ship metal. The employer last monitored Cutter employees on February 2, 2012; two employees were exposed to lead above OSHA's time-wieghted average for lead.

Issued

2013-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(2)(vii): Containers of contaminated protective clothing and equipment required by 29 CFR 1910.1025 (g)(2)(v) were not labeled as follows: CAUTION: CLOTHING CONTAMINATED WITH LEAD. DO NOT REMOVE DUST BY BLOWING OR SHAKING. DISPOSE OF LEAD CONTAMINATED WASH WATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS:   Located inside of the employee's dirty change room, containers containing lead contaminated employee's work clothes were not labeled.