OSHA Inspection: SUMMIT STONE WORKS, INC.

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.136(a): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee's feet are exposed to electrical hazards.    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On and before March 22, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees were wearing steel toed boots while conducting granite fabrication operations.       Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): If the truck is equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, the user shall request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered:    (a)    Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On and before March 22, 2012 the forklift was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (See enclosed Sample Abatement Certification Letter).

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497:  On and before March 22, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the employees were trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks, in that operators were not trained to use the Caterpillar Model TC60DSA.  This condition exposed the employee to the hazard of improper forklift operation.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").    Abatement Note:  Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1000(c):  Employees were exposed to crystalline silica, listed in Table Z-3, in excess of the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc. 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497:  On April 11, 2012 Summit Stone Works, Inc. did not ensure that employee exposure to crystalline silica did not exceed the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA).       (b)	On April 11, 2012 Employee A was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.67 mg/m3.  The employee was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration of 1.26 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 1.8 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 469 minutes.    (c)	On April 11, 2012 Employee B was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.77 mg/m3.  The employee was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration of 3.03 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 3.9 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 393 minutes.    (d)	On April 11, 2012 Employee C was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.63 mg/m3.  The employee was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration of 1.45 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 2.3 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 393 minutes      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits described in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On  April 11, 2012, Summit Stone works, Inc. did not ensure that employee exposure to a substance listed in Table Z-3 did not exceed the 8 hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) for that substance.  Employee A was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.67 mg/m3.  The employee was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration of 1.26 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 1.8 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 469 minutes.    (b)	On April 11, 2012 Employee B was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.77 mg/m3.  The employee was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration of 3.03 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 3.9 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 393 minutes.    (c)	On April 11, 2012 Employee C was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration greater than the 8 hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 0.63 mg/m3.  The employee was exposed to crystalline silica at a concentration of 1.45 mg/m3 as an 8 hour TWA.  This is 2.3 times the PEL.  Air monitoring was conducted for 393 minutes    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").    Abatement Note:  Feasible engineering controls include, but are not limited to:    1)	Local exhaust ventilation; and     2)	Maintaining and cleaning the water recycling system more frequently.     3)	Ensuring hand held tools are adjusted properly to ensure the correct amount of water is being used.         STEP 1:	Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits.     	STEP 1 ABATEMENT (15 DAYS):  June 14, 2012                      STEP 2:	Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to silica. The plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which should be consistent with the dates required by this citation:    (a)	Evaluation of the extent and location of the hazard source    (b)	Evaluation of control measure options    (c)	Selection of optimum control measures    (d)	Determination of control measure design    (e)	Ordering and delivery of equipment    (f)	Installation of control measures    (g)	Training of employees in proper operation and maintenance of newly implemented control measures    (h)	Assurance of the effective performance of control measures    All proposed control measures shall be evaluated for each particular use but a competent Industrial Hygienist or other technically qualified person. Thirty (30) day progress reports are required during the abatement period. The progress report must identify the action taken to achieve abatement and the date the action was taken.                    STEP 2 ABATEMENT DATE (60 DAYS): July 30, 2012    Step 3:	Abatement will be completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls and upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.     	STEP 3 ABATEMENT DATE (90 DAYS): August 29, 2012

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  A written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures, as specified in subparagraphs (c)(1)(i) through (ix) of this section, was not established and implemented where respirator(s) were required by the employer:    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On and before April 22, 2012, the employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program was established and implemented in the workplace when the employer required the use of respirators during spraying operations.  Employees were wearing Gerson tight-fitting half mask respirators.    Abatement Note:  The written program shall include at least the following:    (1)	Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;    (2)	Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;    (3)	Fit testing procedures for tight fitting respirators;    (4)	Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations;    (5)	Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfection, storing, inspection., repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators;    (6)	Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators;    (7)	Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situation;    (8)	Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and    (9)	Procedure for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employees were fit tested or required to use a respirator in the workplace:    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On and before March 22, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees who wear a tight fitting half mask respirator had received medical evaluations.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) annually:     (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On and before March 22, 2012, theemployer did not ensure that employees they required to wear Gerson tight-fitting half mask respirators passed a fit test on an annual basis.       Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide training prior to requiring employees to use respirators in the workplace:    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc. 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: The employer did not provide respirator training prior to requiring the use of air purifying respirators while conducting sawmill operations.  It was determined that seven employees were missing training verification.     Note:	The employee shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following:     (1)	Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator;    (2)	What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are;    (3)	How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situation in which the respirator malfunctions;    (4)	How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;    (5)	What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator;    (6)	How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators; and    (7)	The general requirements of this section    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program 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:    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497 : The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace specific written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met for chemicals including, but not limited to, acetone and epoxy.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain copies of the material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: The employer did not maintain copies of the material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals in the workplace. This condition may result in employees using chemicals in an unsafe manner due to lack of knowledge about the chemicals.      Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety datasheets.    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Units 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497:  On and before March 22, 2012, the employer did not provide employees with hazardous chemical training. The employer did not provide employees with training regarding the hazards of silica.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii): Storage cabinet(s) for flammable and combustible liquids were not designed or constructed to meet minimal fire resistance as required:    (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Unit 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On and before March 22, 2012, the employer was using a metal office cabinet as a flammable storage cabinet.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(d)(4): Portable fire extinguishers for use on Class B fires were not distributed so that the travel distance from the Class B hazard area to any extinguisher was 50 feet or less:      (a)	Summit Stone Works, Inc., 365 Warren Ave., Unit 406-407, Silverthorne, CO 80497: On and before March 22, 2012, the employer did not have a fire extinguisher located within the fabrication area.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").      Note:  Applies where employees are authorized to use excludes fire extinguishers on the outside of workplace buildings or structures which are covered by 1910.157(c).