OSHA Inspection: ZUMRUT MARBLE & GRANITE INC.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Abate by

Aug 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c):     Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.    a) Finishing Area: Employees, Finishers, walk over, move granite slabs across, push carts over and operate hand power tools in close proximity to drainage ditches, on or about 04/24/2012.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Abate by

Aug 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1):     The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of this section.     a) Finishing Area: On or about 04/27/2012, an employee, Finisher, while grinding, cutting and polishing granite countertops was exposed to continuous noise at 119.2% of the permissible exposure limit of 90 dBA or an eight-hour time-weighted average of 91.3 dBA. This exposure was observed over a 327 minute sampling period on 04/27/2012.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 153 minutes not sampled.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Abate by

Aug 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii):     Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap.     a) Finishing Area: Employees, Finshers, used an electric Reddy Heater with a spliced powercord in the finishing area on or about 4/24/2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

Hazardous substances 004003729010

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 described 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 would be met:      a) Finishing Area: Employees, Finishers, while attaching granite countertops, and cleaning, cutting, grinding and polishing the countertops utilize epoxy and acetone and are potentially exposed to silica and the employer had not developed, implemented and maintained a hazard communication program, on or about 4/24/2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Abate by

Aug 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 004003729010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area.     a) Finishing Area: Employees, Finishers, while attaching granite countertops, and cleaning, cutting, grinding and polishing the countertops utilize epoxy and acetone and are potentially exposed to silica and the employer had not maintained material safety data sheets for all of the hazardous materials employees use, on or about 4/24/2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Abate by

Aug 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 00400372

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers did not 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.      a) Finishing Area: Employees, Finishers, while attaching granite countertops, and cleaning, cutting, grinding and polishing the countertops utilize epoxy and acetone and are potentially exposed to silica and the employer did not provide information and training as required by this section, on or about 4/24/2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1):     When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:    a) Finishing Area: An employee, Finisher, while grinding, cutting and polishing granite countertops was exposed to continuous noise at 119.2% of the permissible exposure level of 90 dBA or an eight-hour time-weighted average of 91.3 dBA. This exposure was observed over a 327 minute sampling period on 04/27/2012.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 153 minutes not sampled.  The employer did not perform initial noise monitoring to determine the emplyee's noise exposure, on or about 04/24/2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jul 20, 2012

Abate by

Aug 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):     The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    a) Finishing Area: Four employees, Finishers, while cutting, grinding, and polishing granite and marble are provided filtering face pieces to use on a voluntary basis and the employer did not provide the information outlined in Appendix D of the respiratory standard, on or about 04/24/2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.