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29 CFR 1910.95(g)(7)(i): Each employee's annual audiogram was not compared to that employee's baseline audiogram to determine if a standard threshold shift as defined in 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(10) has occurred: (a) Handle Mill: On or about March 6, 2018 the employer had not compared an employee's annual audiogram to that employee's baseline audiogram to determine if a standard threshold shift had occurred in that the employee (Chop Saw Operator) experienced a standard threshold shift after his December 2017 audiogram. The employee was exposed to continuous noise at 281.7 percent of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 480 minute sampling period on March 13, 2018. For a full eight hour work shift this exposure would be equivalent to an average sound level of 97.4 dBA. The Collins Tool Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(7)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 924665, citation number 1, item number 3A and was affirmed as a final order on January 2, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 3254 Old Stage Road, Lewistown, PA 17044.