OSHA Inspection: BLAIR CEDAR & NOVELTY WORKS

Issued

2016-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6236.00 · Current $4053.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

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) At Blair Cedar & Novelty Works:  Employees are exposed to noise levels higher than 85 dBA.  The employer failed to establish a Hearing Conservation Program.    (1) An employee working at the gang rip was exposed to continuous noise level at 101.1 % of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of approximately 90 dBA.  The sampling was performed for 467 min during one shift on July 21, 2016; exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 13 minutes not sampled.    (2)  An employee working at the Line saw was exposed to continuous noise level at 84.8 % of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of approximately 88.8 dBA.  The sampling was performed for 466 min during one shift on July 21, 2016; exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 14 minutes not sampled.    (3) An employee working at the Finish Sander was exposed to continuous noise level at 75.3 % of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of approximately 87.9 dBA.  The sampling was performed for 460 min during one shift on July 21, 2016; exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 20 minutes not sampled.    (4)  An employee working at the Line Saw was exposed to continuous noise level at 124.8 % of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of approximately 91.5 dBA.  The sampling was performed for 440 min during one shift on July 21, 2016; exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 40 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2016-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $3242.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    At Blair Cedar & Novelty Works:  The employer failed to inform and/or train employees that use dust respirators on voluntary basis  in accordance with appendix D of the Standard.

Issued

2016-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $3242.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:      (a) At the shop:  Employer failed to protect employees by allowing the use of air nozzle over 30 psi

Issued

2016-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8730.00 · Current $5675.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present:    At Blair Cedar: The employer failed to properly classify the area and provide intrinsically safe electrical equipment exposing employees to serious fire and explosion hazards.    (a)  On or about July 21, 2016, an industrial hygiene analysis and evaluation was performed which determine the subject production area to be a Class II, Division 2, location with an explosion severity of 2.54, which poses a severe risk of explosion.

Issued

2016-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $3242.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    At Blair Cedar & Novelty Works: The employer failed to update and maintain the hazard communication program with the latest GHS requirements.

Issued

2016-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  At Blair Cedar & Novelty Works: The employer failed to train employees in the new changes of the Hazard Communication such as pictographs and definitions.  The employer also failed to train employees in the combustible dust hazards.