SALTILLO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: MK PALLETS INC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MK PALLETS INC in 12525 NORTH SERVICE ROAD I-30, SALTILLO, TX 75478 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 342852589.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MK PALLETS INC
- Site address
- 12525 NORTH SERVICE ROAD I-30
- City
- SALTILLO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75478
- Mailing
- 12525 NORTH SERVICE ROAD I-30, SALTILLO, TX 75478
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321920
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $2,218 Reduced
8111
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 1910.95(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: The employer did not administer a hearing conservation program for employees exposed to noise that exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 dBA: (a) In the saw shop, trim saw operator was exposed to noise levels at 225.7% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 225.7% is approximately 95.8 dBA. Sampling was performed for 468 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 12 minutes. (b) In the saw shop, a pallet dismantler operator was exposed to noise levels at 270.4% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 270.4% is approximately 97.1 dBA. Sampling was performed for 468 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 12 minutes. (c) In the repair shop, a nail gun operator was exposed to noise levels at 135.9% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 135.9% is approximately 92.2 dBA. Sampling was performed for 464 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 16 minutes. (d) In the repair shop, a nail gun operator was exposed to noise levels at 177.4% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 177.4% is approximately 94.1 dBA. Sampling was performed for 466 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 14 minutes. (e) In the repair shop, a nail gun operator was exposed to noise levels at 103.2% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 103.2% is approximately 90.2 dBA. Sampling was performed for 467 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 13 minutes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2217.6
- — Z (S) $3696
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $2,218 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): (a) In the saw shop, employees were not protected from contacting the saw blade on a Smetco pallet dismantler.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2217.6
- — Z (S) $3696
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342852589.
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