SOUTH WINDSOR, CT —
OSHA Inspection: UNITEX TEXTILE SERVICES LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of UNITEX TEXTILE SERVICES LLC in 145 SOUTH SATELLITE ROAD, SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 (NAICS 812331). OSHA activity number 347517757.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITEX TEXTILE SERVICES LLC
- Site address
- 145 SOUTH SATELLITE ROAD
- City
- SOUTH WINDSOR
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06074
- Mailing
- 145 SOUTH SATELLITE ROAD, SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 812331
- Employees
- 85
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,857 · Current $4,301 Reduced
8111
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: (a) Unitex Textile Rental Services, 145 South Satellite Road, South Windsor, CT 06074, Drying Area; On or about May 31, 2024, and at times prior, employees working in the industrial dryer area of the facility were exposed to 88.1 dBA or 77.6% Dose over the sampled 9.72-hour work shift. The Action Limit for noise exposure, adjust for a 9.72-hour work shift, is 85.6 dBA or 66% Dose (corrected for a 2BA instrument error) which was exceeded in the industrial dryer area. The employer did not administer a hearing conservation program that included the requirements described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of the section.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4301.33
- — Z (S) $6857
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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 347517757.
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