OSHA Inspection: BRICKFORCE TRANSPORTATION, INC.

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7760.00 · Current $3880.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee was informed of the effects of noise on hearing:    a) Workplace, 52 Green Pond Road, Rockaway, NJ    An employee working on the line at the Sumitomo Demag N-3  plastic injection molding machine was exposed to continuous noise levels at 66.4 %  of the Permissible Exposure Limit (8 hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA) which is 0.664 times the allowable exposure limit.   The action level (AL)  for employees who work 11.5 hours, is  is 84.38  dBA.  The equivalent sound level of the measured dose is 87.0 dBA.  ampling was performed for 477 minutes on 3/23/18, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.      Violation occurred on or around 3-23-18

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each employee was informed of the purpose of hearing protectors, the advantages, disadvantages, and attenuation of various types, and instructions on selection, fitting, use and care:    a) Workplace, 52 Green Pond Road, Rockaway, NJ    A temporary staffing employee working on the line at the Sumitomo Demag N-3  plastic injection molding machine was exposed to continuous noise levels at 66.4 %  of the Permissible Exposure Limit (8 hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA) which is 0.664 times the allowable exposure limit.   The action level (AL)  for employees who work 11.5 hours, is  is 84.38  dBA.  The equivalent sound level of the measured dose is 87.0 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 477 minutes on 3/23/18, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.    Violation occurred on or around 3-23-18

Issued

2018-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7760.00 · Current $3880.00 Reduced

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) Workplace, 52 Green Pond Road, Rockaway, NJ    The  employee working on the line at the Sumitomo Demag N-3  plastic injection molding machine was exposed to continuous noise levels at 66.4 %  of the Permissible Exposure Limit (8 hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA) which is 0.664 times the allowable exposure limit.   The action level (AL)  for employees who work 11.5 hours, is  is 84.38  dBA.  The equivalent sound level of the measured dose is 87.0 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 477 minutes on 3/23/18, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.  Workers were only provided with one type of hearing protectors.    Violation occurred on or around 3-23-18