OSHA Inspection: ALVAREZ PALLET LLC

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $3180.00 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 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded 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 292.3% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 292.3% is approximately 97.7 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 462 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 18 minutes.    (b) In the shop, a pallet dismantler operator was exposed to noise levels at 369.0% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 369.0% is approximately 99.4 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 461 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 19 minutes.    (c) In the shop, a saw operator who cut 2"x4"s was exposed to noise levels at 132.9% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 132.9% is approximately 92.0 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 443 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 37 minutes.    (d) In the shop, a saw operator who cut boards was exposed to noise levels at 462.1% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 462.1% is approximately 101.0 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 453 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 27 minutes.    (e) In the shop, a pallet repair operator was exposed to noise levels at 177.4% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 177.4% is approximately 94.1 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 458 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 22 minutes.    (f) In the shop, a pallet repair operator was exposed to noise levels at 167.8% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 167.8% is approximately 93.7 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 428 minutes during one shift.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 52 minutes.    (g) In the shop, a new pallet manufacturing operator was exposed to noise levels at 305.9% of the permissible 8-hour TWA (90 dBA).  The equivalent dBA level of 305.9% is approximately 98.0 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 480 minutes during one shift.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:    (a) In new pallet manufacturing, an employee using a pneumatic nailer wore prescription eyewear and was not protected from eye injuries.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $3180.00 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, employees were not protected from contacting the saw blade on a pallet dismantler.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $2260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed:    (a) In the shop, the lower exposed portion of the blade on a Ryobi miter saw, model TS1345L, was not guarded.