ERIE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MCSHANE WELDING COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MCSHANE WELDING COMPANY, INC. in 12 PORT ACCESS RD., ERIE, PA 16507 (NAICS 332439). OSHA activity number 343871067.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MCSHANE WELDING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 12 PORT ACCESS RD.
- City
- ERIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16507
- Mailing
- 12 PORT ACCESS ROAD, ERIE, PA 16507
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332439
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 G05 I
- Issued
- May 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,031 · Current $2,122 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) McShane Welding Company, Inc.- On or about March 26, 2019, a welder was exposed to a mixed noise level of 88.3 dBA or an equivalent dose of 79.15%, as an 8-hour TWA, while conducting welding and grinding operations. This level was based on 448 minutes of sampling; zero exposure was considered for the unsampled time. The employer had not obtained a baseline audiogram for a welder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2121.7
- — Z (S) $3031
1910.95 G06
- Issued
- May 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 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) McShane Welding Company, Inc.- On or about March 26, 2019, a welder was exposed to a mixed noise level of 88.3 dBA or an equivalent dose of 79.15%, as an 8-hour TWA, while conducting welding and grinding operations. This level was based on 448 minutes of sampling; zero exposure was considered for the unsampled time. The employer had not obtained a annual audiograms for welders.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.95 K01
- Issued
- May 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program: a) McShane Welding Company, Inc.- On or about March 26, 2019, a welder was exposed to a mixed noise level of 88.3 dBA or an equivalent dose of 79.15%, as an 8-hour TWA, while conducting welding and grinding operations. This level was based on 448 minutes of sampling; zero exposure was considered for the unsampled time. The company did not provide hearing conservation training for all affected employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- May 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0560069125879135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: a) McShane Welding Company, Inc.- On or about March 22, 2019, and at times prior thereto: employees worked with or around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, metal fumes, metal dust, and carbon monoxide. Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- May 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0560069125879135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s): a) McShane Welding Company, Inc.- On or about March 22, 2019, and at times prior thereto: employees worked with or around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, metal fumes, metal dust, and carbon monoxide. Safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Stainless Steel were not maintained at the worksite nor was there a method/procedure in place to ensure SDSs could be provided to an employee requesting access to the document.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343871067.
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