OSHA Inspection: ESSROC CEMENT CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Abate by

Aug 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:    On December 15, 2015, the Railcar Unloader was exposed to continuous noise levels at 143.0% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 448 minute sampling period.   Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 32 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    The employer did not obtain a new audiogram annually for employees exposed to 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) sound levels of 85 dBA or greater (50% dose). On December 15, 2015, the Rail Car Unloader was exposed to continuous noise levels at 154.7% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 448 minute sampling period.   Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 32 minutes not sampled. This employee had a lapse in time between audiograms. According to the employee it had been approximately 20 years since his last audiogram.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

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 in the training program was not updated to be consistent with changes in protective equipment and work processes:    On or about Novemeber 2, 2015, the employer had not provided annual training to employees involved in the hearing conservation program.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    On or about November 2, 2015, employees were required to wear N-95 filtering face pieces while sweeping and working in the Mill and Terminal. The company did not have a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  On or about November 2, 2015, employees were required to wear N-95 filtering face pieces while sweeping and working in the Mill and Terminal and have not received a medical evaluation.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) on a annual basis:   On or about November 2, 2015, employees were required to wear N-95 filtering face pieces while sweeping and working in the Mill and Terminal and have not received a fit test.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):  On or about November 2, 2015, employees were required to wear N-95 filtering face pieces while sweeping and working in the Mill and Terminal. Employees have not received respiratory protection training in accordance with the standard.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:    On or about November 2, 2015, the employer did not have ABC fire extinguishers located throughout the milling department visually inspected monthly.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  On or about November 2, 2015, the employer did not provide annual training for portable fire extinguishers when available for employee use.

Issued

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    On or about November 2, 2015, the employer had not trained or evaluated employees who drive powered industrial trucks on a daily basis.