OSHA Inspection: FLOOR TREND USA, INC

Issued

Dec 20, 2021

Abate by

Jan 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $690 · Current $690

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   On or about 9/1/21 the employer failed to certify to OSHA that the following hazards have been abated:  a) Throughout facility - On or about 02/06/2020, and at times prior, employees were exposed to continuous noise at 90%, 87%, 81% and 77% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time-weighted average) or equivalent sound levels of 89.3 dBA, 89.0 dBA, 88.5 dBA and 88.0 dBA during 390 minutes sampling period. The exposure calculation included a zero increment of the 90 minutes not sampled. The employer did not implement a continuing and effective hearing conservation program for employees exposed to potential hearing loss while operating molder machine, rip saw and finger joint machine.  b) Throughout facility - On or about 02/06/2020, and at times prior, employees were exposed to continuous noise at  90%, 87%, 81% and 77% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time-weighted average) or equivalent sound levels of 89.3 dBA, 89.0 dBA, 88.5 dBA and 88.0 dBA during 390 minutes sampling period. The exposure calculation included a zero increment of the 90 minutes not sampled. The employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program for employees exposed to potential hearing loss while operating molder machine, rip saw and finger joint machine.  c) Throughout facility - On or about 02/06/2020, and at times prior, employees were exposed to continuous noise at 90%, 87%, 81% and 77% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time-weighted average) or equivalent sound levels of 89.3 dBA, 89.0 dBA, 88.5 dBA and 88.0 dBA during 390 minutes sampling period. The exposure calculation included a zero increment of the 90 minutes not sampled. The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program for employees exposed to potential hearing loss while operating molder machine, rip saw and finger joint machine.

Issued

May 7, 2020

Abate by

Sep 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,858 · Current $4,858

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 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) Throughout facility - On or about 02/06/2020, and at times prior, employees were exposed to continuous noise at 90%, 87%, 81% and 77% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time weighted average) or equivalent sound levels of 89.3 dBA, 89.0 dBA, 88.5 dBA and 88.0 dBA during 390 minutes sampling period. The exposure calculation included a zero increment of the 90 minutes not sampled. The employer did not implement a continuing and effective hearing conservation program for employees exposed to potential hearing loss while operating molder machine, rip saw and finger joint machine.

Issued

May 7, 2020

Abate by

Sep 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): A representative monitoring program was not developed and implemented when information indicated that an employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA:    a) Throughout facility - On or about 02/06/2020, and at times prior, employees were exposed to continuous noise at   90%, 87%, 81% and 77% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time weighted average) or equivalent sound levels of 89.3 dBA, 89.0 dBA, 88.5 dBA and 88.0 dBA during 390 minutes sampling period. The exposure calculation included a zero increment of the 90 minutes not sampled. The employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program for employees exposed to potential hearing loss while operating molder machine, rip saw and finger joint machine.

Issued

May 7, 2020

Abate by

Sep 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Throughout facility - On or about 02/06/2020, and at times prior, employees were exposed to continuous noise at 90%, 87%, 81% and 77% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time weighted average) or equivalent sound levels of 89.3 dBA, 89.0 dBA, 88.5 dBA and 88.0 dBA during 390 minutes sampling period. The exposure calculation included a zero increment of the 90 minutes not sampled. The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program for employees exposed to potential hearing loss while operating molder machine, rip saw and finger joint machine.

Issued

May 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,097 · Current $1,779 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.    a) Throughout facility - On or about 1/29/2020, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that the employer failed to ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training for powered industrial truck that included formal instruction, practical training and performance evaluation to employees operating Hyster and Nissan forklifts for loading and unloading wood products.

Issued

May 7, 2020

Abate by

Sep 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,073 · Current $1,779 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) Unfinished department - On or about 02/06/2020, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that no methods of machine guarding was provided to protect employees when they were operating a press machine (Phon-Fu Enterprise Co, LTD & Serial # 90-24818 and Model# A20A111) that was used for engineering wood floor products.

Issued

May 7, 2020

Abate by

Sep 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a) Throughout facility - On or about 1/29/2020, or at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory tract irritations in that the employer failed to provide the information contained in Appendix D of respiratory protection program to employees when they were permitted to use N-95 dust masks voluntarily for the housekeeping and sweeping the floor.