OSHA Inspection: DAIKI CORPORATION

Issued

Aug 22, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $3,500 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) Sanding & Grinding department -  On 4/9/208, the employer did not implement a continuing and effective hearing conservation program for employees exposed to noise above the 8-hour time weighted average of 85 dBA. Noise monitoring revealed an employee was exposed to continuous noise at 87.96% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of 89 dBA during a 410 minutes sampling period. The employee was sanding and grinding metal parts made of steel every day. The exposure calculation included 70 minutes not sampled at zero.

Issued

Aug 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,989 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:     a) Welding department  - On or about 4/5/2018, employees were exposed to potential eye damage caused by arc welding rays in that welding screens were not provided to employees working adjacent to the welding area.

Issued

Aug 22, 2018

Abate by

Sep 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4): All press welding machine operations, where there is a possibility of the operator's fingers being under the point of operation, were not effectively guarded by the use of a device such as an electronic eye safety circuit, two hand controls or protection similar to that prescribed for punch press operation.     a) Welding department - On or about 4/5/2018,  employees were exposed to amputation hazards, in that T.J. Snow Co spot-weld machine #1 was not guarded while employees were spot welding the metal parts.     b) Welding department - On or about 4/5/2018,  the employees were exposed to amputation hazards, in that T.J. Snow Co spot-weld machine #2 was not guarded while the employees were spot welding the metal parts.

Issued

Aug 22, 2018

Abate by

Sep 11, 2018

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) Painting department - On or about 4/9/2018 , employees were exposed to respiratory tract irritations in that employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine employees' ability to wear supplied-air respirators while painting parts.