OSHA Inspection: KICKSPLOSION, INC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 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 1910.95(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:  (a) Production area- A packaging employee in training to be a machine operator was exposed to continuous noise at 76.0 % of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time weighted average) or an equivalent sound level of 88 dBA during the 478 minute sampling period on June 3, 2015. The exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 2 minutes not sampled. The employee had not received an audiogram or noise training.    An effective hearing conservation program would include, initial baseline and annual audiograms, making hearing protectors available, and initial and annual noise training.

Issued

Jun 24, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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:  (a) Production area- The employer had not established or fully implemented a lockout tagout program with a written program, machine specific procedures, training of authorized and affected employees, training documentation, and annual inspections of the program to ensure that it was appropriate for protecting employees who service and/or maintain machinery or equipment.  Machinery being serviced and maintained at the site included, but was not limited to, a plastic extruder, thermoformer, trim press, and grinder.

Issued

Jun 24, 2015

Abate by

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Production area- The employer had not established a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, isopropyl alcohol, Clorox Clean-Up containing sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide, Stryrolution plastic pellets containing  styrene and 1,3-butadiene and propane.

Issued

Jun 24, 2015

Abate by

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) Production area- The employer had not conducted hazard communication training for employees exposed to hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, isopropyl alcohol, Clorox Clean-Up containing sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide, Stryrolution plastic pellets containing  styrene and 1,3-butadiene and propane.