OSHA Inspection: SLEDGE INC.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $2750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings:  (a) Dimmer World - Lighting designers conducting lighting operations were exposed to a 25 ft. fall to concrete when accessing the space that had an unguarded open-sided floor, on or about 7/16/2015.  (b) Front of House Sound Booth - A lighting designer was conducting lighting operations from an unguarded platform located 10 feet high above the tiled floor, on or about 7/16/2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

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) Workplace - A sound engineer conducting sound mixing adjustments during a live concert was exposed to an 8 hour time-weighted average of 90.9 decibels or an equivalent of 113% for an 8 hour time-weighted average. The sound engineer was not enrolled in an audiometric testing program, on or about 8/27/2015.         In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that hear protectors were being worn by any employees who were exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels or greater:   (a) Stage Left - A sound engineer conducting sound monitor mixing during a live concert was not wearing hearing protection while being exposed to an 8 hour TWA of 97.3 decibels or an equivalent of  276.6% for an 8 hour time-weighted average,  on or about 8/27/2015.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors are worn by any employee who is exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater and has not yet had a baseline audiogram established pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii):  (a) Stage Left- A sound engineer conducting sound monitor mixing during a live concert did not have a baseline audiogram and was not wearing hearing protection while being exposed to an 8 hour TWA of 97.3 decibels or an equivalent of  276.6%, on or about 8/27/2015.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(3): Employees were not given the opportunity to select their hearing protectors from a variety of suitable hearing protectors provided by the employer:  (a) Workplace - EAR model foam inserts were the only type hearing protection the employer had provided to employees including a sound engineer being exposed to an 8 hour TWA of 97.3 decibels or an equivalent of  276.6% for an 8 hour time-weighted average while conducting sound mixing during a live concert, on or about 8/27/2015.           In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not institute a training program and ensure that each employee who was exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels participation in the program:  (a) Workplace -The employer had not instituted a training program for employees including a sound engineer who was exposed to an 8 hour time-weighted average of 97.3 decibels or an equivalent of 276.6 for an 8 hour time-weighted average while conducting sound mixing during a live concert, on or about 8/27/2015.                                                         In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $2750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  (a) Lighting Truss - A lighting designer was observed not using fall protection and exposed while crawling along the lighting truss suspended from the ceiling at an approximate 19 feet high above the stage platform, on or about 7/16/2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.