OSHA Inspection: ITALGRANITE LLC

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):  The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment:    On or about 09/20/2011, a hearing conservation program was not administered for all employees exceeding the action level, including but not limited to one stone cutter who received a noise dose of 67.7% on 09/20/2011, and a second stone cutter who received a noise dose of 74.4% on the same date.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:    On or about 09/07/2011, employees who operated the Caterpillar propane fork truck were not evaluated.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):  If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition:      On or about 09/07/2011, employees used an inadequately secured forklift boom when handling slabs of granite weighing as much as 1,000 pounds. The securing pin for the boom was unable to secure the boom to the lift truck as it did not fit properly.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii):  Flexible cords may be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced:    On or about 09/07/2011, the plug end of a portable lamp was spliced into an extension cord to lengthen the distance from the lamp to the receptacle.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):  Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    On or about 09/07/2011, strain relief was damaged (or missing) on the fan located in the wet polish area.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv):  A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location shall be suitable for the location:    On or about 09/07/2011, in the wet polishing area, an outlet for the extension cord used to power the electric grinders was not GFCI protected.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communicationprogram which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning,material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    On or about 09/07/2011, there was no written Hazard Communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work environment including but not limited to denatured alcohol, acetone, propane, and stone adhesives.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    On or about 09/07/2011, the required workplace hazard assessment, designed to identify the personal protective equipment needed by employees, was not written, dated, and signed by the author.

Issued

Jan 10, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):  An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"):    On or about 09/07/2011, employees who voluntarily wore Makrite N95 dusts masks were not provided with the information in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard (or the equivalent information).