OSHA Inspection: GREAT LAKES PRECISION TUBE, INC.

Issued

Jan 29, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):   The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    Facility:   (a). The operator at the center checker at the Mill Cut Off machine was exposed to noise at 85.6% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour time weighted average of 80 dBA) or the equivalent sound level of approximately 88.9 dBA during a 478 minutes sampling period on 11/19/12: exposure calculation includes a zero increment for the 2 minutes not sampled.      The employer did not implement a Hearing Conservation Program.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jan 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):   One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    Facility: The Haven Cutting Saw point of operation was not guarded.    No documentation or certification is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 29, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):   The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    Facility: The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jan 29, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):   The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area.    Facility: The employees have not been trained on the safety and health hazards of chemicals such as, but not limited to corrosion inhibitor, coolant, and blade lubricant.