OSHA Inspection: MAGIC TILT TRAILERS, INC.

Issued

Nov 24, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,520 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

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:  Location: Aluminum line shop:  a. Employee 1 engaged in the assembly of aluminum boat trailers in the station 9 was exposed to continuous noise levels at 115.5% (equivalent to a TWA of 91.0 dBA) of the Action level (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) during a 458 minute sampling period on November 13th, 2014; Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 22 minutes not sampled.  b. Employee 2 engaged in the assembly of aluminum boat trailers in the station 2 was exposed to continuous noise levels at 70.6% (equivalent to a TWA of 87.5 dBA) of the Action level (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) during a 480 minute sampling period on November 13th, 2014.  c. Employee 3 engaged in the assembly of aluminum boat trailers in the station 10 was exposed to continuous noise levels at 68.1% (equivalent to a TWA of 87.2 dBA) of the Action level (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) during a 432 minute sampling period on November 13th, 2014; Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 48 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Oct 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): Work space was less than 30 inches wide in front of electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less:  a. Electrical Panel located in the main machine shop was half obstructed by drums as observed on or about 09/19/14.