OSHA Inspection: BOUNDARY FENCE & RAILING SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Feb 3, 2014

Abate by

Mar 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) Location - 40 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA:  On or about 2/3/2014, the employer failed to certify in writing abatement of the hazards listed in OSHA Inspection #917728 Citation 1 Item 1.  (b) Location - 40 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA:  On or about 2/3/2014, the employer failed to certify in writing abatement of the hazards listed in OSHA Inspection #917728 Citation 1 Item 2.

Issued

Feb 3, 2014

Abate by

Mar 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  (a) Location - 40 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA:  On or about 2/3/2014, the employer failed to provide documentation of the abatement of the hazards listed in OSHA Inspection #917728.

Issued

Nov 1, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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:  (a)  Location - Production Area An employee cutting vinyl fence parts, was exposed to noise levels at 112.7% of the allowable eight hour time-weighted-average sound level (90dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of the 112.7% is approximately 90.9 dBA which is capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  The sampling was performed for 417 minutes during one work shift on July 10, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 63 minutes.  (b)  Location - Production Area An employee cutting vinyl fence parts, was exposed to noise levels at 223.0% of the allowable eight hour time-weighted-average sound level (90dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of the 223.0% is approximately 95.8 dBA which is capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  The sampling was performed for 444 minutes during one work shift on July 10, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 36 minutes.

Issued

Nov 1, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:  (a) Location - Near Time Clock On or about 7/10/13, the hearing protection ear plugs were stored in an open tray where employees mixed used ear plugs with the unused.  (b)  Location - Production Area On or about 7/10/13, employees wore hearing protection ear plugs and muffs that were not clean.