OSHA Inspection: TRAILER COMPONENT MFG., INC.

Issued

Feb 27, 2012

Abate by

Apr 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,095 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:    a) A employee working in the blasting booth was exposed to continuous noise at 238% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 415 minute sampling period on 12/28/2011; exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 65 minutes not sampled.      b) A employee working in the blasting booth was exposed to continuous noise at 235% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 418 minute sampling period on 12/28/2011; exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 62 minutes not sampled.     Abatement Steps:     1. Effective hearing protection shall be provided and used by all exposed employees as an interim protection measure and when administrative or engineering controls fail to reduce sound levels within the levels of table G-16.  In addition, an effective hearing conservation program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.95(c) thru (n) shall be maintained.  Abatement must be completed (5 Working Days)     2. Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and /or administrative measures to control employee exposure to noise as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the dates required by this citation.       a)	Evaluation of engineering control options.   b)	Selection of optimum control method and completion of design.   c)	Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures.   d)	Testing and acceptance or modifications/redesign of controls.     All proposed control measures shall be evaluated for each particular use by a competent Industrial Hygienist or other technically qualified person.  Abatement must be completed (15 working days)     3. Abatement should have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Abatement must be completed (30 working days)

Issued

Feb 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(ii)(B): Unless a physician determines that the standard threshold shift is not work-related or aggravated by occupational noise exposure, the employer did not ensure, when a standard threshold shift occurs, that for employees already using hearing protectors, employees be refitted and retrained in the use of hearing protectors and provided with hearing protectors offering greater attenuation if necessary:      On or about October 27, 2011 two employees with a standard threshold shift were not retrained and refitted on hearing protectors.

Issued

Feb 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    On or about October 27, 2011 the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees including but not limited to those who are required to wear a respirator when abrasive blasting.

Issued

Feb 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    On or about October 27, 2011 the employees required to use respirators, including but not limited to abrasive blasters had not received medical evaluations.

Issued

Feb 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employee(s) were exposed to respirable dust in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 5.0 mg/m3 listed in Table Z-3:    a) On or about December 28, 2011, the abrasive blaster working with aluminum oxide shot was exposed to respirable dust at 15.12 mg/m3 which is approximately 3.024 times the permissible exposure limit of 5.0 mg/m3.    b) On or about December 28, 2011, the abrasive blaster working with aluminum oxide shot was exposed to respirable dust at 8.099 mg/m3 which is approximately 1.620 times the permissible exposure limit of 5.0 mg/m3.

Issued

Feb 27, 2012

Abate by

Mar 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.10(a): Basic requirement. If an employee's hearing test (audiogram) reveals that the employee has experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level is 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS, you must record the case on the OSHA 300 Log.    On or about October 27, 2011 the employer did not record a Standard Threshold Shift on the companys OSHA 300 log.