Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100095 G05 I Occupational noise exposure.
Inspection Nr: 1718649.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $8,067.00
Current Penalty: $8,067.00
Issuance Date: 06/28/2024
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 08/12/2024
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0626700
Contest Date: 07/22/2024
Final Order: 01/29/2025
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Substance: 8111
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/29/2025 | $8,067.00 | 08/12/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/29/2024 | $8,067.00 | 08/12/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/28/2024 | $8,067.00 | 08/12/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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) On January 11, 2024, in the inside blasting building where employees, whose baseline audiograms were not established, performed abrasive blasting activities, an employee was exposed to noise at 316.2% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 98.3 dBA. Sampling was conducted for 408 minutes of one work shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 72 minutes. b) On February 5, 2024, in the Batch Building where employees, whose baseline audiograms were not established, performed powder coating activities, an employee was exposed to exposed to noise at 86.77% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 88.9 dBA. Sampling was conducted for 439 minutes of one work shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 41 minutes.