OSHA Inspection: PREMIER RECYCLING EQUIPMENT, INC.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 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 1910.9(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:    Location 1: fabrication shop, metal shear  On or about 9/11/19, the employer did not set up and implement a hearing conservation program for the operators on the metal shear in the fabrication shop. The employees were exposed to noise levels at 68.8% dose which is above the action level of 50% dose (85 dBA) during the 504 minute sampling period. The equivalent level of the 68.8% dose is 87.3 dBA for an 8 hour Time weighted Average (TWA).     Location 2: fabrication shop, roll off assembly station  On or about 9/11/19, the employer did not set up and implement a hearing conservation program for employees Mig welding. The employees were exposed to a noise level at 109.6% dose which is above the action level of 50% dose (85 dBA) during the 498 minute sampling period. The equivalent level of the 109.6% dose is 90.6 dBA for an 8 hour Time weighted Average (TWA).     Location 3: fabrication shop, base assembly station  On or about 9/11/19, the employer did not set up and implement a hearing conservation program for employee Mig welding. The employee was exposed to a noise level at 68.2% dose which is above the action level of 50% dose (84.4% dBA calculated correction for the extended work shift) during the 520 minute sampling period. The equivalent level of the 68.2% dose is 87.2 dBA for an 8.6 hour Time weighted Average (TWA).

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:    Location: press brake  On or about 9/9/19, the employer did not ensure employees operating a Cincinnati Proform press brake were protected from crushing/amputation hazards.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Where the work permitted, the welder was not enclosed in an individual booth painted with a finish of low reflectivity such as zinc oxide and lamp black, or was enclosed with noncombustible screens similarly painted.  Workers or other persons adjacent to the welding areas were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields or were required to wear appropriate goggles.     Location: shop area  On or about 9/9/19, employees were not protected from arc flash while working around welding stations without screens or appropriate eye protection.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(7)(iii)(b): A pressure gage marked to show the pressure drop across the filters of the spray booth to indicate that the filters require cleaning or replacement was not operational:  Location 1: paint spray booth 1  On or about 9/9/19, the Dwyer Mark II manometer installed on the paint booth to indicate the pressure differential across the exhaust filters was not working while the spray booth was in operation.  Location 2: paint spray booth 2 On or about 9/9/19, the Dwyer Mark II manometer installed on the paint booth to indicate the pressure differential across the exhaust filters was not working while the spray booth was in operation.