OSHA Inspection: J & J DOOR MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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 1910.9(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:  a.  A Day 2 Panel Processor was exposed to a noise dose of 102.8%, or an equivalent dBA of 90.1 dBA, which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 474 minutes during one shift on February 3, 2016.  The employer did not have a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a):  The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to any substance at a level in excess of the exposure limit given for that substance in Table Z-1 of this standard.  a.  An employee who sanded wood products in the QC Area was exposed to Total Dust at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 28.6 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), 1.90 times the limit of 15.0 mg/m3. The sampling was performed for 465 minutes during one shift on February 4, 2016.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  a.  On or about February 4, 2016, an employee who sanded wood products in the QC Area was exposed to Total Dust in excess of the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), the employer did not determine the feasibility of administrative or engineering controls to reduce exposure levels below the PEL.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Abate by

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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.  On or about February 4, 2016, an employee who sanded wood products in the QC Area was exposed to Total Dust in excess of the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that addressed the worksite-specific procedures such as but not limited to employee medical evaluation, and training on the use, maintenance and care of the respirator.

Issued

Mar 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a.  On or about February 4, 2016, QC Area, the employer did not perform exposure monitoring while employees sanded wood product in the QC Area exposing employees to total dust.