OSHA Inspection: MARATHON STAFFING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Feb 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

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:    (a) Location:  15 Commercial Ave, Hudson, NH, Plant 10:      On or about June 24, 2014, an employee (RM) who was operating a dry cast machine was exposed to noise levels at 278% of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average.  The equivalent level of the 278% is approximately 97.2 dBA which is capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  The sampling was performed for 411 minutes during one work shift on June 24, 2014.  The noise level exceeded the permissible exposure limit of 90 dBA and the employee had not received a baseline audiogram.      (b) Location: 15 Commercial Ave, Hudson, NH, Plant 10:      On or about June 24, 2014, an employee (IS) who was operating a dry cast machine was exposed to noise levels at 150% of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average.  The equivalent level of the 150% is approximately 92.9 dBA which is capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  The sampling was performed for 410 minutes during one work shift on June 24, 2014.  The noise level exceeded the permissible exposure limit of 90 dBA and the employee had not received a baseline audiogram.