CLEVELAND, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: CONTINENTAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of CONTINENTAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, INC. in 7311 NORTHFIELD ROAD, CLEVELAND, OH 44146 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 343904884.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CONTINENTAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Site address
- 7311 NORTHFIELD ROAD
- City
- CLEVELAND
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44146
- Mailing
- 7311 NORTHFIELD ROAD, CLEVELAND, OH 44146
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 332999
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 I02 I
- Issued
- May 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $1,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors are worn by an employee who is required by 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) to wear personal protective equipment: On or about April 4, 2019, the press operator was exposed to continuous noise levels at 267.6% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 501 minutes sampling period. The employer did not ensure that hearing protection was utilized by employees.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1900
- · Z (S) $3789
1910.95 I02 II A
- Issued
- May 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors are worn by any employee who is exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater and has not yet had a baseline audiogram established pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii): On or about April 4, 2019, the press operator was exposed to continuous noise levels at 288.6% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 501 minutes sampling period. The employer did not ensure that hearing protection was utilized by employees that have not received baseline audiograms.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.95 D01
- Issued
- May 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program: On or about April 4, 2019, the press operator was exposed to continuous noise levels at 288.6% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 501 minutes sampling period. The employer had not developed or implemented a monitoring program to assess employee noise level exposures in the press room.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3789
1910.95 G05 I
- Issued
- May 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $1,900 Reduced
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: On or about April 4, 2019, the press operator was exposed to continuous noise levels at 288.6% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 501 minutes sampling period. The employer failed to establish valid baseline audiograms for employees exposed to the action level in the press room.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1900
- · Z (S) $3789
1910.95 I03
- Issued
- May 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(i)(3): Employees were not given the opportunity to select their hearing protectors from a variety of suitable hearing protectors provided by the employer: On or about April 4, 2019, the employer did not provide a variety of suitable hearing protectors to employees. The employer provides one form of hearing protection to include 3M Classic earplugs.
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 343904884.
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