OSHA Inspection: HUMANETICS II, LTD.

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $3600.00 Reduced

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:    An employee working "Pega" press machine was exposed to continuous noise levels at 90.5% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 505 minutes sampling period on April 24, 2016. Employer did not conduct annual audiometric testing program.

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): Complete inspections of the crane was not being performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section:  The 2-ton overhead crane, in the warehouse, had not been periodically inspected.

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  On or about April 24, 2016 employees worked in the welding area with a bench grinder and it did not have the work rest adjusted properly.

Issued

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  On or about April 24, 2016 employees used a bench grinder, and the tongue guard was not adjusted properly.