OSHA Inspection: TECHNA PLASTICS, LLC

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,339 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(iii): The sewage disposal method endangered the health of the employee(s):  a) The in-ground septic holding tank located against the building's exterior east wall did not have a proper vent system that terminated above the adjacent structure's roof, exposing employees to methane, sulfur and other sewage gases, on or about, November 20, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  a) The floor in the men's bathroom in the upper mezzanine was damp and dirty due to the slow leak from the urinal plumbing,  on or about, November 20, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,339 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  a) The in-ground septic holding tank located against the building's exterior east wall had a manhole which was unlocked and was not equipped with warning signs or labeling, on or about November 20, 2014.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3): When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces:  a) The in-ground septic holding tank located against the building's exterior east wall had a manhole which was unlocked and was not equipped with warning signs or labeling, on or about November 20, 2014.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,339 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a) An employee operating the #10 REED extruder was exposed to noise levels of 90.2 decibels (dBA) as an 8-hour time-weighted average and no sound level monitoring was conducted after replacing & adding other extruders in the department , on or about November 20, 2014.    ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION - NO CERTIFICATION EQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  a) An employee operating the #10 REED extruder was exposed to noise levels above 85 decibels (dBA), while operating the machine.  An extrapolated full shift noise level at the edger is approximately 101.8% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted sound level of 90 decibels (dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 94.6% is approximately 90.2 dBA, and is representative of this employee 's 8-hour time -weighted average.  The employer did not provide annual audiometric testing, on or about November 20, 2014.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(3)(i): Building and facility owner did not  determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the work site.   a) Main facility work area, the underside of metal roof was coated with uncovered insulation which had been installed prior to 1980 and a survey or study was not undertaken to determine if the insulation was asbestos-containing, on or about November 20, 2014.  ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION -  NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED