Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

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) Location: Aluminum Grinding Area: On or about February 18, 2015, a grinder operator (RO) was exposed to noise levels at 132% of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average. The equivalent level of the 132% is approximately 92.0 dBA which is capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 483 minutes during one work shift on February 18, 2015. The noise level exceeded the action level of 85 dBA and the employee had not received a baseline audiogram. (b) Location: Sheetmetal and Aluminum Grinding Areas: On or about February 18, 2015, a grinder operator (TM) was exposed to noise levels at 80% of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average. The equivalent level of the 80% is approximately 88.3 dBA which is capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 476 minutes during one work shift on February 18, 2015. The noise level exceeded the action level of 85 dBA and the employee had not received a baseline audiogram.