OSHA Inspection: STREATOR BRICK, INC.

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of inhalation of respirable silica dust which
can lead to fibrotic lung
disease (silicosis):
Workers involved in brick manufacturing were exposed to respirable silica
dust on June 9, 1999,
without the protection of an effective medical monitoring program to
protect workers against the
early onset of silicosis.  Among other methods, one feasible and
acceptable abatement method
to correct the hazard would be to require all workers exposed to silica
levels greater than or
equal to 50of the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) to receive the
following:
1. A baseline chest X-ray and pulmonary function test.
2. Follow-up chest X-ray and pulmonary function test every 3-5 years.
3. Chest X-ray upon employment termination.
4. Baseline tuberculosis skin testing using the Purified Protein
Derivative (PPD) protocol.
5. Annual retesting using the PPD protocol.
6. Appropriate medical follow-up.
ABATEMENT ASSISTANCE NOTE: The chest X-ray should be a chest roentgenogram
(Posteroanterior 14" x 17" or 14" x 14") classified according to the 1971
ILO International
Classification of Radiographs or Pneumoconiosis and by a Class "B" reader.
The medical
follow-up program should include the following procedures:
1. With a positive chest X-ray (1/0 or greater) the worker shall be placed
in mandatory
respiratory protection, or if already wearing a respirator, the program
should be
reevaluated to assure proper fit and that other elements of 29 CFR
1910.134 are being
met. The worker should be referred to a physician in lung diseases for a
medical
evaluation and medical monitoring as warranted by the examining physician.
2. All medical test results will be discussed with the worker by the
physician.
DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,750

Hazardous substances 8111

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Hazardous substances 9010

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Hazardous substances 9010

Issued

Jul 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500