OSHA Inspection: NEW HOPE MILLS MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

May 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:          a) In the mixing area, on or about 1/16/14: A written respiratory protection program was not developed, where a mixing employee was exposed to levels of total particulate exceeding the permissible exposure limit of 15 mg/m3. OSHA air sampling showed an employee exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 24.53 mg/m3.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

May 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of total particulate listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 mg/m3.      a) In the mixing area, on or about 1/16/14: An employee making batches of pancake mix was exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 24.53 mg/m3 total particulate. 1.63 times the permissible exposure limit of 15 mg/m3. Sampling was performed for 390 minutes. Zero exposure was calculated for 90 minutes not sampled.          Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Nov 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):        a) In the mixing room, on or about 1/16/14: The employer did not determine and implement feasible administrative or engineering controls where an employee was exposed to total particulate in excess of 1.63 times the permissible exposure limit.         Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 29, 2014

Abate by

May 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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) In the production area, on or about 1/16/14: The employer did not administer a hearing conservation program where OSHA noise monitoring showed an employee working on the A line exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average of 88.2 decibels. Monitoring was conducted for a period of 447 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 33 minutes not sampled. The employee was not wearing hearing protection.      b) In the production area, on or about 1/16/14: The employer did not administer a hearing conservation program where OSHA noise monitoring showed an employee working on the A line exposed to an 8 hour time weighted average exposure of 89.7 decibels. Monitoring was conducted for 431 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the 49 minutes not sampled. The employee was not wearing hearing protection.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.