EXPORT, PA —
OSHA Inspection: KINTON CARBIDE, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of KINTON CARBIDE, INC. in 3000 VENTURE COURT WESTMORELAND INDUSTRIAL PARK #3, EXPORT, PA 15632 (NAICS 332313). OSHA activity number 344382411.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KINTON CARBIDE, INC.
- Site address
- 3000 VENTURE COURT WESTMORELAND INDUSTRIAL PARK #3
- City
- EXPORT
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15632
- Mailing
- 3000 VENTURE COURT WESTMORELAND INDUSTRIAL PARK #3, EXPORT, PA 15632
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
- 332313
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $2,280 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): A continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) was not instituted when employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 dBA: a) In the Facility, on or about October 22, 2019 - The employer did not institute a continuing effective hearing conservation program when employee noise exposures exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA. An employee designated as a brazer was exposed to noise at a level of 116.8% of the allowable limit during a 298 minute sampling period on October 22, 2019. This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 91.1 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 2.3 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which the hearing conservation program is required. b) In the Facility, on or about October 22, 2019 - An employee designated as a brazer was exposed to noise at a level of 143.9% of the allowable limit during a 296 minute sampling period on October 22, 2019. This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 92.6 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 2.9 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which the hearing conservation program is required. c) In the Facility, on or about October 22, 2019 - An employee designated as a laborer/grinder was exposed to noise at a level of 117.6% of the allowable limit during a 288 minute sampling period on October 22, 2019. This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 91.2 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 2.4 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which the hearing conservation program is required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2280
- — Z (S) $3789
1910.95 G01
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels: a) In the Facility, on or about October 22, 2019 - The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program for all employees whose noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average noise exposure of 85 decibels. (See descriptions of employee noise exposures in Citation 1, Item 1, Instances a-c).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.95 L01
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1): The employer did not make available to affected employees or their representatives copies of 29 CFR 1910.95 and did not post a copy in the workplace: a) In the Facility, on or about October 22, 2019 - The employer did not post a copy of 29 CFR 1910.95, the Occupational Noise Standard in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: a) In the Facility, on or about October 22, 2019 - The employer did not provide the basic advisory information as presented in Appendix D of the respirator standard, to employees who use dust masks voluntarily at the facility.
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 344382411.
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