OSHA Inspection: LA TERRA STONE CORPORATION

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

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 representative noise monitoring was not conducted for the employee with the following exposure:    a) Production Area - A fabricator was exposed to continuous noise levels in excess of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average sound level (Action Level). The employees dosimeter dBA level was 85.2 % of the permissible level (90 dBA) and was equivalent to approximately 88.8 dBA. The sampling was performed for 475 minutes during one shift on 7/24/12. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    Audiometric testing was not conducted for the employee with the following exposure:    a) Production Area - A fabricator was exposed to continuous noise levels in excess of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average sound level (Action Level). The employees dosimeter dBA level was 85.2 % of the permissible level (90 dBA) and was equivalent to approximately 88.8 dBA. The sampling was performed for 475 minutes during one shift on 7/24/12. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.     NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

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 29 CFR 1910.95(k):    Noise training was not conducted for the employee with the following exposure:    a) Production Area - A fabricator was exposed to continuous noise levels in excess of the allowable 8 hour time-weighted average sound level (Action Level). The employees dosimeter dBA level was 85.2 % of the permissible level (90 dBA) and was equivalent to approximately 88.8 dBA. The sampling was performed for 475 minutes during one shift on 7/24/12. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of time.     NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a) Production Area - The wearing of eye protection was not enforced for employees who performed job duties such as, but not limited to using pneumatically operated hand tools to cut, grind and polish stone. On or about 7/24/12.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a) Production Areas - Employees who wore tight fitting negative pressure half mask air purifying respirators including, but not limited to those manufactured by MSA and Sperian were not medically evaluated for respirator use. On or about 7/16/12.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) Production Area - A program was not developed to lockout equipment such as, but not limited to the GMM Gravellona Toce saw when changing diamond blades. On or about 7/16/12.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks:    a) Production Area - Training meeting the requirements of the standard was not provided for employees who operated powered industrial trucks including, but not limited to a 2010 Bobcat S250 (serial number A5GM36487). On or about 7/16/12.     Abatement Note: Powered industrial truck operator training consists of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer based training, video tape, written material, etc.), practical training (demonstration performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and an evaluation of the operators performance in the workplace.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was established and implemented to include the provisions of (i)-(ix), as applicable:    a) Production Area - A site specific written respirator program was not developed or implemented. Employees voluntarily wore negative pressure air purifying half mask respirators including, but not limited to those manufactured by MSA and Sperian. On or about 7/16/12.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a) Fabrication shop - A copy of the appendix was not provided for employees who wore filtering face pieces such as, but not limited to 3M 8210 N-95 masks. On or about 7/16/12.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Establishment - A written chemical hazard communication program was not developed. Employees were exposed chemicals such as, but not limited to silica, Klean Strip S-L-X Denatured Alcohol, and Klean Strip acetone. On or about 7/16/12.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 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 in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    a) Establishment - Safety data sheets were not maintained for chemicals such as, but not limited to stone (silica), Klean Strip S-L-X Denatured Alcohol, and Klean Strip acetone. On or about 7/16/12.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (h)(2) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the workplace:	    Establishment - Training in the hazards of chemicals in the workplace was not provided for employees who were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to silica, Klean Strip S-L-X Denatured Alcohol, and Klean Strip acetone. On or about 7/16/12.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.