OSHA Inspection: T3L USA, INC.

Issued

2025-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):  A continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) was not instituted when employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) sound level of 85 dBA:  A continuing, effective hearing conservation program (including the elements of noise monitoring, employee notification, audiometric testing, hearing protection, training, information, and recordkeeping) was not administered for instances such as, but not limited to:  a) An employee operating Machine No. 310 was exposed to noise at 136% of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (90 dBA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA. The equivalent dBA level of 136% is approximately 92.2 dBA which exceeds the adjusted action level of 84.2dBA. Sampling was performed on March 6, 2025 during one 9-hour shift for 487 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 53 minutes.    b)  An employee operating Machine No. 308 was exposed to noise at 84.8% of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (90 dBA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA. The equivalent dBA level of 84.8% is approximately 88.6 dBA which exceeds the adjusted action level of 84.2 dBA. Sampling was performed on March 6, 2025 during one 9-hour shift for 493 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 47 minutes.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9931.00 · Current $7082.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  (a) On and before February 7, 2025, the employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that employees performing servicing or maintenance on the 3L Consumer Products A/S Arcane Machines numbered 308, 309, 310, 313, and 315, were protected from hazards created by moving parts within the equipment.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $6000.00 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) On or about February 7, 2025, the employer did not ensure that guarding or interlocks integrated into the Smipack HS500E near Machine No. 315 were effective in preventing the operator from accessing moving parts of the machine, including the sealing bar, which exposed the employee to contusion and burn hazards.   (b) On or about February 7, 2025, the employer did not ensure that covers of the box packing machine at the output of Arcane Machine 310 were installed on the machine following maintenance conducted by another employee in the facility. The missing covers of the machine exposed employees to the pneumatically operated parts of the machine, which exposed employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards of the machine.  (c) On or about February 7, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the guarding and interlocks integrated with the 3L Consumer Products A/S Arcane Machines (Machine Nos. 308, 310, and 315) at the facility were effective in preventing the operators from accessing the moving parts of the machine, including conveyors which operated intermittently, at a high rate of speed, exposing employees to ingoing nip points within the fume cover of the machine.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1407.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(b)(6):29 CFR �1904.32(b)(6): The Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) for the previous year was not posted between February 1 and April 30:  (a) On or about February 7, 2025, the employer did not post the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) for the previous year (2024).   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2025-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1655.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

9 CFR  1904.41(a)(1)(i): The establishment had between 20 and 249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and the establishment was classified in an industry listed in Appendix A to Subpart E of this part, and the employer did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee by the specified date:   a) On or about March 3, 2025, the employer failed to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent for the calendar year 2024 by March 2, 2025. The establishment employed 29 employees and was classified under NAICS code 326130 during calendar year 2024.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).