OSHA Inspection: LAKE CITY INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,622 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

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) Lake City Industries, Inc.- On or about August 19, 2020, a laborer was exposed to a mixed noise level of 89.4 dBA or an equivalent dose of 91.82%, as an 8-hour TWA, while conducting grinding operations.  This level was based on 449 minutes of sampling; zero exposure was considered for the unsampled time. The employer had not obtained a baseline audiogram for the laborer.        Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2020

Abate by

Nov 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  a) Lake City Industries, Inc.- On or about August 19, 2020, a laborer was exposed to a mixed noise level of 87.5 dBA or an equivalent dose of 70.69%, as an 8-hour TWA, while conducting deburring operations.  This level was based on 461 minutes of sampling; zero exposure was considered for the unsampled time. Audiometric testing was last provided January 21, 2015.     b) Lake City Industries, Inc.- On or about August 19, 2020, a machine operator was exposed to a mixed noise level of 87.9 dBA or an equivalent dose of 74.50%, as an 8-hour TWA, while operating a punch press.  This level was based on 466 minutes of sampling; zero exposure was considered for the unsampled time. Audiometric testing was last provided January 21, 2013.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2020

Abate by

Nov 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,966 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employees were fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      a) Lake City Industries, Inc.-  On or about July 29, 2020, and at times prior thereto: employees required to wear The Safety Zone brand, N95, particulate respirators, during grinding and deburring, were not provided medical evaluations to determine if they were medically able to wear such respirators.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2020

Abate by

Nov 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Lake City Industries, Inc.-  On or about July 29, 2020, and at times prior thereto: employees required to wear The Safety Zone brand, N95, particulate respirators, during grinding and deburring, had not been provided fit-testing prior to initial use of the respirator.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2020

Abate by

Oct 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(iv): The employer did not ensure that each user could demonstrate knowledge of how to inspect, put on, remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator:  a) Lake City Industries, Inc. -  The employer did not ensure that users of N95 respirators could demonstrate knowledge of how to put on and use N95 respirators.  On or about 7/29/20 and 8/19/20 a laborer conducting deburring was observed wearing a N95 respirator improperly, in that top and bottom straps of the employees respirator were behind the employees neck, and were not properly placed on the back of the employee's head.   b) Lake City Industries, Inc. - The employer did not ensure that users of N95 respirators could demonstrate knowledge of how to put on and use N95 respirators.  On or about 7/29/20 and 8/19/20 a laborer utilizing a hand grinder was observed wearing a N95 respirator improperly, in that the bottom strap of the employees respirator was not in use.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.