WOONSOCKET, RI —
OSHA Inspection: FAIRMOUNT FOUNDRY, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of FAIRMOUNT FOUNDRY, INC. in 25 SECOND AVENUE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 340403377.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FAIRMOUNT FOUNDRY, INC.
- Site address
- 25 SECOND AVENUE
- City
- WOONSOCKET
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02895
- Mailing
- 25 SECOND AVENUE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331511
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
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 paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment: 1) On 03/19/2015 an employee (Grinder) grinding silica-containing slag and debris off of poured-metal parts was exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level (AL) of 85 dBA. The employee was exposed to noise at a level of 91.9 decibels for an eight-hour Time Weighted Average (8-hour TWA). This level is 129% of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA (considered the 50 percent dose). The employee was sampled for 480 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time. 2) On 03/19/2015 an employee (Grinder) grinding silica-containing slag and debris off of poured metal parts was exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level (AL) of 85 dBA. The employee was exposed to noise at a level of 92.2 decibels for an eight-hour Time Weighted Average (8-hour TWA). This level is 135% of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA (considered the 50 percent dose). The employee was sampled for 480 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2400
1910.95 G01
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided in this paragraph by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels: Facility: In the following instances, when Grinders performed grinding tasks on metal parts coated with silica-based slag and debris, the employer did not maintain an audiometric testing program for those employees exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level of 85 decibels: 1) On 03/19/2015 an employee (Grinder) grinding silica-containing slag and debris off of poured-metal parts was exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level (AL) of 85 dBA. The employee was exposed to noise at a level of 91.9 decibels for an eight-hour Time Weighted Average (8-hour TWA). This level is 129% of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA (considered the 50 percent dose). The employee was sampled for 480 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time. 2) On 03/19/2015 an employee (Grinder) grinding silica-containing slag and debris off of poured metal parts was exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level (AL) of 85 dBA. The employee was exposed to noise at a level of 92.2 decibels for an eight-hour Time Weighted Average (8-hour TWA). This level is 135% of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA (considered the 50 percent dose). The employee was sampled for 480 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.95 K02
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(k)(2): The training program was not repeated annually for each employee included in the hearing conservation program. Information provided in the training program shall be updated to be consistent with changes in protective equipment and work processes: Facility: In the following instances, the employer did not maintain an effective training program for those employees who were exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level of 85 decibels: 1) On 03/19/2015 an employee (Grinder) grinding silica-containing slag and debris off of poured-metal parts was exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level (AL) of 85 dBA. The employee was exposed to noise at a level of 91.9 decibels for an eight-hour Time Weighted Average (8-hour TWA). This level is 129% of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA (considered the 50 percent dose). The employee was sampled for 480 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time. 2) On 03/19/2015 an employee (Grinder) grinding silica-containing slag and debris off of poured metal parts was exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level (AL) of 85 dBA. The employee was exposed to noise at a level of 92.2 decibels for an eight-hour Time Weighted Average (8-hour TWA). This level is 135% of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA (considered the 50 percent dose). The employee was sampled for 480 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2400
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