NASHOTAH, WI —
OSHA Inspection: GRANITE RESOURCES CORP.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of GRANITE RESOURCES CORP. in N44 W33092 WATERTOWN PLANK RD. PO BOX 179, NASHOTAH, WI 53058 (NAICS 423320). OSHA activity number 331899005.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GRANITE RESOURCES CORP.
- Site address
- N44 W33092 WATERTOWN PLANK RD. PO BOX 179
- City
- NASHOTAH
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53058
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 179, NASHOTAH, WI 53058
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423320
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a) The company had not written or implemented a respiratory protection program for the required use of elastomeric respirators by employees performing blasting operations to protect from exposure to respirable dust.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator. a) The company had not provided medical evaluations for employees using "MSA" elastomeric half mask respirators perfoming blasting operations prior to use in the facility.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter a) The company had not performed fit testing for employees using "MSA" elastomeric half mask respirators performing blasting operations on stone.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: a) Employees using "MSA" elastomeric half mask respirators had beards and facial hair that would be between the face and the seal of the respirator used for blasting operations.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 H02 I
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve: a) The "MSA" elastomeric half mask respirators used by employees were stored on a hook in the production area near the blasting operations with no protection to prevent contamination by the dust generated in the area.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 331899005.
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