OSHA Inspection: PARK STEIN, INC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $1,700 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:    a) Separation Building (Non-Ferrous Metals Section): An employee is required to wear a North 5500 series, dual cartridge half-mask respirator, to remove dust particles from a compressor. The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program, thus exposing employees to a chemical hazard, on or about, 1/20/16.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1): The employer did not evaluate respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, identify relevant workplace and user factors, and base respirator selection on these factors.   a) Facility-Wide: The employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards in the workplace, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about, 12/4/15.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.   a) Separation Building (Non-Ferrous Metals): An employee is required to wear a North 5500 series, dual cartridge half-mask respirator, to remove dust particles from a compressor. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for affected employees, thus exposing employees to a chemical hazard, on or about, 1/20/16.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  a) Separation Building (Non-Ferrous Metals Section): An employee is required to wear a North 5500 series, dual cartridge half-mask respirator, to remove dust particles from a compressor. The respirator was hanging from a hook, visibly contaminated with dust on the inside of the respirator. The employer did not ensure that respirators were stored properly to protect against contamination, on or about, 1/20/16.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  a) Separation Building (Non-Ferrous Metals Section): An employee is required to wear a North 5500 series, dual cartridge half-mask respirator, to remove dust particles from a compressor. The employer did not offer comprehensive training on respiratory protection, thus exposing employees to a chemical hazard, on or about, 1/20/16.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $19,250 · Current $14,000 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) Non-Ferrous Recovery Operations, Platform Level in Separation Building: An employee who monitors the machine's control panel for the shredding metal conveyor lines was exposed to a continuous noise level at 123.4% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average sound level (90dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 123.4% is approximately 91.5 dBA. The sampling was performed during 362 minutes during one shift, with zero exposure assumed for any unsampled periods of time. The employer did not administer a continuing effective hearing conservation program, thus exposing employees to irreversible hearing loss, on or about, 1/27/16.    Park Stein, Inc. Dba Parkway Iron & Metal was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314681537, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 19, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 613-614 Route 46 East, Clifton, New Jersey.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jul 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicates that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer shall develop and implement a monitoring program.  a) Facility-Wide: The employer did not evaluate sources of noise in the workplace, thus exposing employees to hearing loss, on or about, 12/9/16 and 1/27/16.  Park Stein, Inc. Dba Parkway Iron & Metal was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314681537, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 19, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 613-614 Route 46 East, Clifton, New Jersey.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

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) Non-Ferrous Recovery Operations, Platform Level in Separation Building: An employee who monitors the machine's control panel for the shredding metal conveyor lines was exposed to a continuous noise level at 123.4% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average sound level (90dBA) and had not completed audiometric testing. The equivalent dBA level of 123.4% is approximately 91.5 dBA. The sampling was performed during 362 minutes during one shift, with zero exposure assumed for any unsampled periods of time. The employer did not to conduct audiometric testing, thus exposing employees to irreversible hearing loss, on or about, 1/27/16.  Park Stein, Inc. Dba Parkway Iron & Metal was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314681537, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 19, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 613-614 Route 46 East, Clifton, New Jersey.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

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:  a) Non-Ferrous Recovery Operations, Platform Level in Separation Building: An employee who monitors the machine's control panel for the shredding metal conveyor lines was exposed to a continuous noise level at 123.4% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average sound level (90dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 123.4% is approximately 91.5 dBA. The sampling was performed during 362 minutes during one shift, with zero exposure assumed for any unsampled periods of time. The employer did not offer noise training, thus exposing employees to irreversible hearing loss, on or about, 1/27/16.  Park Stein, Inc. Dba Parkway Iron & Metal was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314681537, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 19, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 613-614 Route 46 East, Clifton, New Jersey.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1): The employer did not make available to affected employees or their representatives copies of 29 CFR 1910.95 and did not post a copy in the workplace:  a) Non-Ferrous Recovery Operations, Platform Level in Separation Building: An employee who monitors the machine's control panel for the shredding metal conveyor lines was exposed to a continuous noise level at 123.4% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average sound level (90dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 123.4% is approximately 91.5 dBA. The sampling was performed during 362 minutes during one shift, with zero exposure assumed for any unsampled periods of time. The employer did not post or make available copies of the noise standard to affected employees, on or about, 1/27/16.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a) Facility-wide: Employees are allowed to wear 3M N95 filtering facepiece masks voluntarily. The employer did not provide basic advisory information on the use and limitation of wearing dust masks, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about, 12/4/15.