OSHA Inspection: MARK CONE

Issued

2019-01-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 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 1910.95(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:  (a) In the shop, a pallet dismantler operator was exposed to noise levels at 204.2% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 204.2% is approximately 95.1 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 438 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 42 minutes.  (b) In the shop, a pallet repair operator was exposed to noise levels at 106.7% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 106.7% is approximately 90.4 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 442 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 38 minutes.

Issued

2019-01-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2328.00 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 shop, an employee was not protected from contacting the saw blade on a pallet dismantler.