ATHENS, GA —
OSHA Inspection: INTEGRITY FOODS, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of INTEGRITY FOODS, INC. in 525 OLD HULL RD, ATHENS, GA 30601 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 340807718.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- INTEGRITY FOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 525 OLD HULL RD
- City
- ATHENS
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30601
- Mailing
- 525 OLD HULL RD, ATHENS, GA 30601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 311615
- Employees
- 240
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
81108111
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: On or about August 11, 2015: a) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working in the freezer room Pack Out was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 88.1 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 463 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of seventeen minutes. An effective hearing conservation program was not established. b) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working on the Formax Line was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 90.6 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 456 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of twenty-four minutes. An effective hearing conservation program was not established. c) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the raw side, an employee working on the Grind Line was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 90.1 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 455 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of twenty-five minutes. An effective hearing conservation program was not established. d) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working on the Freezer Room was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 88.9 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 390 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of ninety minutes. An effective hearing conservation program was not established.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6300
- — C (S) $6300
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.95 G05 I
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
81108111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared: On or about August 11, 2015: a) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working in the freezer room Pack Out was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 88.1 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 463 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of seventeen minutes. A baseline audiogram was not performed within six months of the employee's exposure. b) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working on the Formax Line was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 90.6 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 456 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of twenty-four minutes. A baseline audiogram was not performed within six months of the employee's exposure. c) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the raw side, an employee working on the Grind Line was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 90.1 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 455 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of twenty-five minutes. A baseline audiogram was not performed within six months of the employee's exposure. d) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working on the Freezer Room was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 88.9 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 390 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of ninety minutes. A baseline audiogram was not performed within six months of the employee's exposure.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.95 K01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
81108111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program: On or about August 11, 2015: a) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working in the freezer room Pack Out was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 88.1 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 463 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of seventeen minutes. A training program was not established. b) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working on the Formax Line was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 90.6 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 456 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of twenty-four minutes. A training program was not established. c) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the raw side, an employee working on the Grind Line was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 90.1 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 455 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of twenty-five minutes. A training program was not established. d) Integrity Foods, Inc., Athens, GA - On the cook side, an employee working on the Freezer Room was exposed to a noise time-weighted average (TWA) of 88.9 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was obtained from a sample taken over 390 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of ninety minutes. A training program was not established.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
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 On or about July 23, 2015: Employees in the QC department were exposed to chemical hazards while mixing and refilling sanitation baths with an antimicrobial solution. A written hazard communication program was not established and implemented.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3500
- — C (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use On or about July 23, 2015: Employees in the QC department were exposed to chemical hazards while mixing and refilling sanitation baths with an antimicrobial solution. Safety data sheets were not made available for each chemical used in the workplace.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2016
- 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: On or about July 23, 2015: Employees in the QC department were exposed to chemical hazards while mixing and refilling sanitation baths with an antimicrobial solution. The employer failed to ensure employees were provided information and training on chemical hazards present in their workplace.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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