OSHA Inspection: HEMCO CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Aug 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,641 Reduced

Hazardous substances 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 1910.9(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:      At HEMCO Corporation 711 S. Powell Road Independence MO, on 7 May 19, the employer failed to establish a Hearing Conservation Program. Employees were exposed to continuous noise levels higher than 85 dBA in the following areas:    (a) Grinding area: An employee was exposed to continuous noise level at 76.2% dose of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of approximately 88 dBA. The sampling was performed for 469 minutes during one shift; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 73 minutes not sampled.    (b) CNC Machine : An employee working at the CNC Machine was exposed to continuous noise level at 73% dose of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or an equivalent sound level of approximately 87.73 dBA. The sampling was performed for 501 minutes during one shift.

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Aug 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,713 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    At HEMCO Corporation 711 S. Powell Road, Independence MO, where tight fitting respirators and dust mask respirators are being used and considered mandatory, the employer did not establish and maintain a written respiratory program to include all required worksite-specific procedures.

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Aug 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    At HEMCO Corporation 711 S. Powell Road  Independence MO, when employees were exposed to spray booth areas, with spray mixtures containing styrene, the employer did not ensure that tight-fitting face piece respirator users were tested annually.

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Aug 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    At HEMCO Corporation 711 S. Powell Road, Independence MO, the forklift program certifier did not ensure a forklift driver received forklift certification.  The employee's last certification was conducted on January of 2008, which is greater than the required three years.