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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: At a facility located at 150 Royal Oak Rd., Branson, MO: The employer is failing to protect employees from the hazards of occupational noise exposure. Employees are exposed to noise levels in the facility that are at or above 85 decibels and were not provided with a baseline audiogram to compare future tests with. This was most recently demonstrated on or about October 9, 2019, when an employee in bagging area, performing bagging and cleaning work was exposed decibels above the action level of 85 decibels and had not received baseline audiogram testing.