OSHA Inspection: DOVE DIE & STAMPING COMPANY

Issued

2016-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 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:    a. On or about March 24, 2016, a Quest NoisePro Dosimeter (sn: NLI120009) was placed on an employee operating a 300T Minster press for a total of 408 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 181.9% of the permissible daily noise exposure level, with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 94.3 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 72 minutes not sampled.      b. On or about March 24, 2016, an Amtek MKT Dosimeter (sn: FW3316) was placed on an employee operating a 100T Minster press and a Minster 200T press for a total of 401 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 170.5% of the permissible daily noise exposure level, with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 93.8 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 72 minutes not sampled.      The employer had not implemented engineering or administrative controls to reduce employee exposure below the permissible exposure limit of 90 dbA.

Issued

2016-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

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):    a. On or about March 24, 2016, a Quest NoisePro Dosimeter (sn: NLI120009) was placed on an employee operating a 300T Minster press for a total of 408 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 181.9% of the permissible daily noise exposure level, with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 94.3 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 72 minutes not sampled.      b. On or about March 24, 2016, an Amtek MKT Dosimeter (sn: FW3316) was placed on an employee operating a 100T Minster press and a Minster 200T press for a total of 401 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 170.5% of the permissible daily noise exposure level, with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 93.8 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 72 minutes not sampled.      c. On or about March 24, 2016, a Quest NoisePro Dosimeter (sn: NLI120010) was placed on an employee operating the Vibe Bowl for a total of 401 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 87.52% of the permissible daily noise exposure level, with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 89 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 79 minutes not sampled.      d. On or about March 24, 2016, an Amtek MKT Dosimeter (sn: FJ2492) was placed on an employee working at the grey-wash station for a total of 422 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 74.1% of the permissible daily noise exposure level, with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 87.9 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 58 minutes not sampled.      Employees had not received annual training in accordance with the standard, which includes but is not limited to the effects of noise on hearing and the purpose of audiometric testing.

Issued

2016-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $38500.00 · Current $23100.00 Reduced

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 March 24, 2016, employees exposed to noise at or above the action level had not received baseline audiograms.

Issued

2016-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 :    On or about March 24, 2016, employees exposed to noise at or above the action level had not received annual audiograms.