BURGETTSTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MAXWELL WELDING AND MACHINE, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MAXWELL WELDING AND MACHINE, INC. in 11 STARCK DRIVE, BURGETTSTOWN, PA 15021 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 343003471.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MAXWELL WELDING AND MACHINE, INC.
- Site address
- 11 STARCK DRIVE
- City
- BURGETTSTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15021
- Mailing
- 11 STARCK DRIVE, BURGETTSTOWN, PA 15021
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
- 332710
- Employees
- 47
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 D03
- Issued
- May 22, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $3,900 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(d)(3): The employer did not perform noise monitoring whenever a change in production, processes, equipment or controls may increase employee noise exposures: a) In the Weld Shop Area, on or about March 14, 2018 - The employer did not perform noise monitoring when a change in production including but not limited to air arcing, increased employee noise exposures. An employee designated as a welder, performing air arcing was exposed to noise at a level of 296% of the allowable limit during a 301 minute sampling period on March 14, 2018. This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 97.8 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 5.92 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which a hearing conservation program is required. An employee designated as a welder was exposed to noise at a level of 97.3% of the allowable limit during a 300 minute sampling period on March 14, 2018. This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 89.8 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 1.95 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which a hearing conservation program is required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3900
- — Z (S) $6467
1910.95 G01
- Issued
- May 22, 2018
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
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: a) In the Weld Shop Area, on or about March 14, 2018 - The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program for employees whose noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8 hour time-weighted average exposure of 85 decibels. (See descriptions of employee noise exposures in Citation 1, Item 1).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 343003471.
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