OSHA Inspection: SIGNATURE PARTNERS, LTD

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): Places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  Dust Collection System, Outdoors: On or about May 14, 2019, employees were exposed to explosion, deflagration and/or fire hazards at the outdoor Industrial Air Technology Corp. dust collection system where combustible dust was accumulated.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced

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 1910.9(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) Plant, Moulding Area: On or about May 16, 2019 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to continuous noise at a dose of 72.9% (8-Hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 85 dBA) during the 443 minute sampling period. For a full eight-hour work shift, this exposure is equivalent to an average sound level of 87.7 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 37 minutes not sampled.  b) Plant, Near G7 Rip Machine: On or about May 16, 2019 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to continuous noise at a dose of 90.6% (8-Hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 85 dBA) during the 434 minute sampling period. For a full eight-hour work shift, this exposure is equivalent to an average sound level of 89.2 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 46 minutes not sampled.  c) Plant, Near Hogger: On or about May 16, 2019 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to continuous noise at a dose of 107.6% (8-Hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 85 dBA) during the 459 minute sampling period. For a full eight-hour work shift, this exposure is equivalent to an average sound level of 90.5 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 21 minutes not sampled.    d) Plant, Near Gang Rip Machine: On or about May 16, 2019 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to continuous noise at a dose of 84.6% (8-Hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 85 dBA) during the 458 minute sampling period. For a full eight-hour work shift, this exposure is equivalent to an average sound level of 88.7 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 22 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  Moulding Area, Weinig 22AL Moulder:  On or about May 14, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard from the unexpected startup of the Weinig Moulder machine while changing out blade attachments without locking out all sources of energy.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): Radial saw(s) did not have an upper hood constructed in such a manner and of material that would have protected the operator from flying splinters, broken saw teeth, etc. and that deflected sawdust away from the operator:   Moulding Area: On or about May 14, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards while using a Dewalt Compound Miter Saw with a damaged guard installed.