OSHA Inspection: NILES ROLL SERVICE, INC.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(b)(1):When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:  On June 9, 2021, an employee performing abrasive blasting operations was exposed to noise at 2497.1% of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 118.4 dBA, as measured over 231 minutes of monitoring.  This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 113.2 dBA accounting for the period of 249 minutes unmonitored.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,000 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:  On June 9, 2021, an employee performing abrasive blasting operations was exposed to noise at 2502% of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 118.4 dBA, as measured over 231 minutes of sampling.  This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 113.2 dBA accounting for the period of 249 minutes unmonitored.  The employer had not developed and implemented a hearing conservation program.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

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:  On or about June 9, 2021, where employees are exposed to noise levels above the action level, the employer had not developed and implemented an audiometric testing program.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(k)(1):The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program:  On or about June 9, 2021, where employees are exposed to noise above the action level, the employer had not conducted training as part of a hearing conservation program.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  On or about March 2, 2021, where employees are required to wear a supplied air hood while conducting abrasive blasting operations with steel shot, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 2, 2021, where employees are required to wear a supplied air hood while conducting abrasive blasting operations with steel shot, the employer did not ensure that employees received a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(3):Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  On or about March 2, 2021, where employees are required to wear a supplied air hood while conducting abrasive blasting operations with steel shot, the employer did not ensure that employees received training in accordance with the respiratory protection standard.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(i)(1)(ii):Breathing air did not meet requirements for Grade D breathing air as described in the ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification G-7.1-1989:  On or about March 2, 2021, the employer did not ensure the compressed breathing air supplied to employees performing abrasive blasting met the requirements set forth in ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification G-7.1-1989.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(i)(6):The breathing air from a compressor that was not oil-lubricated exceeded a carbon monoxide level of 10 parts per million:  On or about March 2, 2021, the employer did not ensure that a carbon monoxide alarm was incorporated into the supplied air system utilized by employees performing abrasive blasting operations.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  On or about March 2, 2021, where employees are required to worth with and around chemicals including but not limited to Ervin Industries Amasteel Steel Shot and Grit, the employer has not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jun 15, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  On or about March 2, 2021, where employees are required to worth with and around chemicals including but not limited to Ervin Industries Amasteel Steel Shot and Grit, the employer has not provided training as part of a hazard communication program.