OSHA Inspection: S & J LUMBER LLC

Issued

Feb 12, 2014

Abate by

Mar 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.   a) At the establishment, the employer failed to ensure that all elevated surfaces such as, but not limited to, ledges and equipment were kept free of hazardous accumulations of combustible dust, exposing employees to fire, deflagration, and dust explosion hazards.

Issued

Feb 12, 2014

Abate by

Mar 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

The employer had not developed and implemented a noise monitoring program for employees. An employee operating the edging saw was exposed to continuous noise at 148.9% which exceeded the PEL (permissible exposure limit) of 100%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90.0 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.87 dBA during the 469 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 11 minutes not sampled.     b. The employer had not developed and implemented a noise monitoring program for employees. An employee operating the trim saw was exposed to continuous noise at 134.7% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.15 dBA during the 473 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled.    c. The employer had not developed and implemented a noise monitoring program for employees. An employee operating the edger saw was exposed to continuous noise at 134.9% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.16 dBA during the 473 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled.    d. The employer had not developed and implemented a noise monitoring program for employees. An employee grading lumber was exposed to continuous noise at 99.2% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 89.90 dBA during the 479 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 1 minute not sampled.

Issued

Feb 12, 2014

Abate by

Mar 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer shall establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided in this paragraph by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels.  a. The employer had not established and maintained an audiometric testing program for employees. An employee operating the edging saw was exposed to continuous noise at 148.9% which exceeded the PEL (permissible exposure limit) of 100%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90.0 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.87 dBA during the 469 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 11 minutes not sampled.   b. The employer had not established and maintained an audiometric testing program for employees. An employee operating the trim saw was exposed to continuous noise at 134.7% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.15 dBA during the 473 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled.  c. The employer had not established and maintained an audiometric testing program for employees. An employee operating the edger saw was exposed to continuous noise at 134.9% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.16 dBA during the 473 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled.  d. The employer had not established and maintained an audiometric testing program for employees. An employee grading lumber was exposed to continuous noise at 99.2% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 89.90 dBA during the 479 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 1 minute not sampled.

Issued

Feb 12, 2014

Abate by

Mar 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer shall train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.  a. The employer did not institute a training program for employees whose noise exposure equaled or exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA. An employee operating the edging saw was exposed to continuous noise at 148.9% which exceeded the PEL (permissible exposure limit) of 100%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90.0 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.87 dBA during the 469 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 11 minutes not sampled.   b. The employer did not institute a training program for employees whose noise exposure equaled or exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA. An employee operating the trim saw was exposed to continuous noise at 134.7% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.15 dBA during the 473 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled.  c. The employer did not institute a training program for employees whose noise exposure equaled or exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA. An employee operating the edger saw was exposed to continuous noise at 134.9% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 92.16 dBA during the 473 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled.  d. The employer did not institute a training program for employees whose noise exposure equaled or exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA. An employee grading lumber was exposed to continuous noise at 99.2% which exceeded the AL (action level) of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 89.90 dBA during the 479 minute sampling period on December 17, 2013. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 1 minute not sampled.