OSHA Inspection: POWER DRIVES, INC.

Issued

2016-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $3375.00 Reduced

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.)  Power Drives, Inc. 3003 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, Pa, 16508-Plasma Cutting station(Cell 18)-On or about April 12th, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The employer did not institute a continuing and effective hearing conservation program when employeesnoise exposure exceeded an 8 hour time weighted average sound level of 85 dBA.  An employee performing operations, including, but not limited to, plasma cutting and grinding of metal parts was exposed to noise at a level of 72.49 % of the allowable limit during a 459 minute sampling period on April 12th, 2016; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 21 minutes not sampled.  This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 87.6 dBA for the dose and time of the employee exposure.

Issued

2016-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:     a.) Power Drives, Inc. 3003 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, Pa, 16508-Plasma Cutting station(Cell 18)-On or about April 12th, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The employer had neither developed a noise monitoring program nor conducted noise monitoring for employees potentially exposed to an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) of 85 dBA.

Issued

2016-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:     a.) Power Drives, Inc. 3003 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, Pa, 16508-Plasma Cutting station(Cell 18)-On or about April 12th, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The employer had not established valid baseline audiograms within 6 months of employees first exposure for those employees overexposed to noise as described in Citation 1 Item 1a.

Issued

2016-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.) Power Drives, Inc. 3003 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, Pa, 16508-Plasma Cutting station(Cell 18)-On or about April 12th, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The employer did not institute, and ensure employee participation in a Hearing Conservation training program for all employees who were exposed to noise that exceeded an 8 hour time weighted average sound level of 85 dBA as described in Citation 1 Item 1a.