OSHA Inspection: AMETCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $4,048 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:    (a) On or about February 5, 2020, a temporary employee in the sanding department was exposed to continuous noise levels at 207.5% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 413 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 67 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain baseline audiogram for the exposed employee.     (b) On or about February 5, 2020, a temporary employee in the sanding department was exposed to continuous noise levels at 120.4% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 459 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 21 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain baseline audiogram for the exposed employee.     (c) On or about February 5, 2020, a temporary employee in the sanding department was exposed to continuous noise levels at 117.5% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 459 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 21 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain baseline audiogram for the exposed employee.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $4,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    On or about November 22, 2019, the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to temporary employees required to wear respirators including, but not limited to, tight-fitting half-face respirators and dust masks while sanding galvanized steel.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $4,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    On or about November 22, 2019, the employer failed to ensure temporary employees required to wear respirators including, but not limited to, tight-fitting half-face respirators and dust masks while sanding galvanized steel received initial fit testing.

Issued

Mar 25, 2020

Abate by

Apr 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $4,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    On or about November 22, 2019, the employer did not ensure secondary containers containing chemicals such as, but not limited to, LSP Tapmatic AquaCut cutting fluid were labeled with the identity of the chemicals and hazards.