OSHA Inspection: NCG PRIME PACK, LLC

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,908 · Current $4,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceeded the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:    (a) The employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program for employees who were exposed to noise that exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Jan 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(i)(3): Employees were not given the opportunity to select their hearing protectors from a variety of suitable hearing protectors provided by the employer:  (a) Employees who were exposed to noise that exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA were provided with only one type of hearing protection.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) The employer did not train employees who were exposed to noise that exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA.  Employees were not trained on the effects of noise on hearing; the purpose of hearing protectors, advantages, disadvantages, and attenuation of various types, and instructions on selection, fitting, and use;  and the purpose of audiometric testing.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,126 · Current $3,580 Reduced

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) The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for employees required to wear filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) while working at the destruction line.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  (a) At the reconditioning and destruction lines, employees voluntarily wore full facepiece, negative pressure respirators without first being medically evaluated to wear the respirators.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) At the destruction line, employees were required to wear filtering facepiece respirators without first being medically evaluated to determine their fitness to wear the respirators.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) At the destruction line, employees were required to wear filtering facepiece respirators without being fit tested.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,909 · Current $4,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a) At the destruction line, employees who worked with injurious corrosive materials, including, but not limited to, hydrated lime, were not provided with a suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.