OSHA Inspection: MARK CONE

Issued

Jan 17, 2019

Abate by

Mar 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 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

Jan 17, 2019

Abate by

Feb 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 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.