OSHA Inspection: DRB STONE

Issued

2017-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4346.00 · Current $0.00 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) Throughout the facility, on or about7/11/17: A stonecutter was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average dose of noise at 238 % or an equivalent A scale decibel level of 96.3 dBA for 363 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 136 minutes not sampled. No hearing conservation program was in place.    b) Throughout the facility, on or about 7/11/17: A stonecutter performing thermal operations with oxy acetylene torch was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average dose of noise at 206.5 % or an equivalent A scale decibel level of 95.2 dBA for 346 minute sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 134 minutes not sampled. No hearing conservation program was in place.    At a minimum, an effective hearing conservation program must include:        1) A baseline audiogram for all employees exposed to noise above 85 dBA based on an 8-hour TWA and annual audiograms thereafter,        2) A choice of effective hearing protectors for employees exposed to noise above 90 dBA and for employees incurring a standard threshold shift (STS) at 85 dBA,        3) Active supervision on the effective use of hearing protection.        4) Review of audiograms of employees incurring STSs for the purpose of retraining and refitting them on hearing protection and subsequent referral to medical specialist, if needed.        5) Training employees annually of the hearing conservation program including training the effects of noise on hearing, on the purpose of the hearing conservation program and on the proper use, care and fitting of hearing protectors.        6) Posting in the work place of a copy of 29 CFR 1910.95, the OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Standard.

Issued

2017-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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) Gantry saw area, on or about 6/14/17: The written respiratory protection program did not include the elements for safe respirator use by employees voluntary wearing their own air purifying half mask respirators such as the gantry saw operator.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $1412.00

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. Note: The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    a) Gantry saw area, on or about 6/14/17: A medical evaluation was not provided for a gantry saw operator voluntary wearing his own air purifying half mask respirator.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:     a) Gantry saw area, on or about 6/14/17: A gantry saw operator allowed to use his own air purifying half mask respirator was nor provided with appendix D of the OSHA Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134.    b) Throughout the facility, on or about 6/14/17: Employees provided filtering face piece respirators for comfort use were not provided with a copy of appendix D of the OSHA Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $724.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 4/10/17; The case of an employee incurring lost work days due to a shoulder injury from handling chop saw cut-offs was not recorded on the OSHA 300 log.        Abatement certification is required

Issued

2017-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(5): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used equipment with filter lenses that had a shade number appropriate for the work being performed, for protection from injurious light radiation.  a) Chop line, on or about 7/11/17: Employees working next to oxy-acetylene torch cutters were not provided with shaded lenses of a level 4 or above to protect against harmful rays.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item