OSHA Inspection: POLY VINYL CREATIONS, INC.

Issued

2014-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1785.00 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:  On or about May 1, 2014:  Production Area - An employee performing various duties to build and ship fences was exposed to a noise level of 89.9 dBA, which exceeds the action level of 85 dBA, during the 8-hr representative sampling period on May 6, 2014.  The employer had not developed a hearing conservation program to ensure employees were being adequately protected from noise hazards.

Issued

2014-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared:  On or about May 1, 2014:  Production Area - An employee performing various duties to build and ship fences was exposed to a noise level of 89.9 dBA, which exceeds the action level of 85 dBA, during the 8-hr representative sampling period on May 6, 2014.  The employer failed to ensure baseline audiograms were completed to show the effectiveness of hearing protection and detect potential hearing loss.

Issued

2014-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1428.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about May 1, 2014:  Employees performing periodic maintenance on equipment such as but not limited to routers were exposed to making contact with moving parts during the unexpected start-up, energizing, or release of stored energy.  The employer failed to ensure a lockout/tagout (LOTO) program to ensure employee safety while performing maintenance on equipment.

Issued

2014-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about May 1, 2014:  Employees in the production area use red spray paint to label fence products prior to pickup or delivery.  The employer failed to ensure a written hazard communication program was developed prior to spray paint use.

Issued

2014-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  On or about May 1, 2014:  Employees in the production area use red spray paint to label fence products prior to pickup or delivery.  The employer failed to ensure a safety data sheet was made available to employees.