OSHA Inspection: ECO SOUTHEAST, LLC

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

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:    Eco Southeast, LLC - on or about March 8, 2013, an employee, operating the densifier, was determined to have an exposure of 185.9% of the permissible daily limit (equivalent dBA of 94.4 as an 8-hour TWA).  The employee was monitored for 315 minutes, with 165 minutes included with an assumed exposure level of 0 dBA.  The employer had not developed and implemented a Hearing Conservation Program.      Eco Southeast, LLC - on or about March 8, 2013, an employee, primarily operating a forklift during monitoring, was determined to have an exposure of 123.1% of the permissible daily limit (equivalent dBA of 91.5 as an 8-hour TWA).  The employee was monitored for 349 minutes, with 131 minutes included with an assumed exposure level of 0 dBA.  The employer had not developed and implemented a Hearing Conservation Program.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1):  The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    Eco Southeast, LLC - on or about March 8, 2013, an employee, operating the densifier, was determined to have an exposure of 185.9% of the permissible daily limit (equivalent dBA of 94.4 as an 8-hour TWA).  The employee was monitored for 315 minutes, with 165 minutes included with an assumed exposure level of 0 dBA.  The employer had not performed annual and baseline audiometric testing.     Eco Southeast, LLC - on or about March 8, 2013, an primarily operating a forklift during monitoring, was determined to have an exposure of 123.1% of the permissible daily limit (equivalent dBA of 91.5 as an 8-hour TWA).  The employee was monitored for 349 minutes, with 131 minutes included with an assumed exposure level of 0 dBA.  The employer had not performed annual and baseline audiometric testing.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Abate by

May 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d):  Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section the employer did not ensure that the requirements of (d)(1) through (d)(14) were met:    Eco Southeast, LLC - on or about March 8, 2013, an employee entered permit-required confined spaces containing moving parts and blades to clean and change equipment.  The employer did not develop and implement an effective Confined Space program.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Abate by

May 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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:    Eco Southeast, LLC - on or about March 8, 2013, employees are exposed to chemical hazards when using nitrogen, hydraulic oil, and liquid petroleum gas.  The employer has not developed and implemented a Hazard Communication program to include training on chemical hazards, labeling, and MSDSs.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Abate by

May 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):  Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    Eco Southeast, LLC - on or about March 8, 2013, employees wore filtering facepiece respirators while operating the densifier.  The employer had not provided the information included in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection standard.