WILKES BARRE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: MEDICO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MEDICO INDUSTRIES, INC. in 1500 HIGHWAY 315, WILKES BARRE, PA 18711 (NAICS 332995). OSHA activity number 343730586.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MEDICO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 1500 HIGHWAY 315
- City
- WILKES BARRE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18711
- Mailing
- 1500 HIGHWAY 315, WILKES BARRE, PA 18711
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332995
- Employees
- 275
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 G05 I
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,440 · Current $4,508 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared: A) An employee, front department CNC machine operator, was exposed to continuous noise levels at 70.0% of the allowable eight (8)-hour time weighted sound level of 90 decibels (dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 70.0% is approximately 92.1 dBA. The sampling was performed for 165 minutes on February 6, 2019. (Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.) A baseline audiogram was not established within six months of the employee's employment, on or about, February 6, 2019. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4508
- · Z (S) $6440
1910.95 G06
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels: A) An employee, hydraulic forging press operator, was exposed to continuous noise levels at 68.3% of the allowable eight (8)-hour time weighted sound level of 90 decibels (dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 68.3% is approximately 87.6 dBA. The sampling was performed for 165 minutes on February 6, 2019. (Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.) The employee's annual audiogram had not been obtained within the last calendar year, on or about, February 6, 2019. B) An employee, roto blast operator, was exposed to continuous noise levels at 70.4% of the allowable eight (8)-hour time weighted sound level of 90 decibels (dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 70.4% is approximately 92.7 dBA. The sampling was performed for 163 minutes on February 6, 2019. (Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.) The employee's annual audiogram had not been obtained within the last calendar year, on or about, February 6, 2019. C) An employee, roto blast operator, was exposed to continuous noise levels at 72.5% of the allowable eight (8)-hour time weighted sound level of 90 decibels (dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 72.5% is approximately 93.3 dBA. The sampling was performed for 165 minutes on February 6, 2019. (Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.) The employee's annual audiogram had not been obtained within the last calendar year, on or about, February 6, 2019. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
F117
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: a) Forge press operators were exposed to short duration flame during application of die lubricant and did not wear approved and rated fire resistant shirts and arm coverings, on or about, February 6, 2019. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
F117
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): A) Hydraulic forging press area, employees were exposed to burn hazards from short duration flame, and the Personal Protective Equipment Policy did not address the hazards and possible abatement methods available to employees, on or about, February 6, 2019. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343730586.
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