EXPORT, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: KINTON CARBIDE, INC.
Follow-up inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of KINTON CARBIDE, INC. in 3000 VENTURE COURT WESTMORELAND INDUSTRIAL PARK #3, EXPORT, PA 15632 (NAICS 332313). OSHA activity number 348623778.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KINTON CARBIDE, INC.
- Site address
- 3000 VENTURE COURT WESTMORELAND INDUSTRIAL PARK #3
- City
- EXPORT
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15632
- Mailing
- 3000 VENTURE COURT WESTMORELAND INDUSTRIAL PARK #3, EXPORT, PA 15632
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332313
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $17,735 · Current $10,500 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) In the Facility, on or about December 10, 2025 - The employer did not institute a continuing effective hearing conservation program when employee noise exposures exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA. An employee designated as a Brazer was exposed to noise at a level of 93.3% of the allowable limit during a 264 minute sampling period on December 10, 2025. This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 89.5 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 1.86 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which the hearing conservation program is required. b) In the Facility, on or about December 10, 2025 - An employee designated as a Brazer was exposed to noise at a level of 71.7% of the allowable limit during a 264 minute sampling period on December 10, 2025 . This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 87.6 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 1.43 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which the hearing conservation program is required. Kinton Carbide, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1674655, citation number 1, item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on July 24, 2023 with respect to a workplace located at 3000 Venture Court, Export, PA 15632.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $10500
- · Z (R) $17735
1910.95 G01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
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) In the Facility, on or about December 10, 2025 - The employer did not maintain an audiometric testing program for all employees whose noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average noise exposure of 85 decibels. Employees of the facility did not receive an annual audiometric test after being provided one on July 10, 2024. An employee designated as a Brazer was exposed to noise at a level of 93.3% of the allowable limit during a 264 minute sampling period on December 10, 2025. This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 89.5 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 1.86 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which the hearing conservation program is required. b) In the Facility, on or about December 10, 2025 - The employer did not maintain an audiometric testing program for all employees whose noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average noise exposure of 85 decibels. Employees of the facility did not receive an annual audiometric test after being provided one on July 10, 2024. An employee designated as a Brazer was exposed to noise at a level of 71.7% of the allowable limit during a 264 minute sampling period on December 10, 2025 . This exposure is equivalent to a sound level of 87.6 dBA for the dose and time of employee exposure and is 1.43 times in excess of the 85 dBA action level (50%) at which the hearing conservation program is required. Kinton Carbide, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1674655, citation number 1, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on July 24, 2023 with respect to a workplace located at 3000 Venture Court, Export, PA 15632.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $0
- · Z (R) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348623778.
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