OSHA Inspection: COASTAL STONE WORKS, INC.

Issued

Mar 22, 2013

Abate by

May 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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.      a)  Laborer:   On or about December 27 , 2012 the employer exposed the employee to noise at levels of 80.36 % (equivalent to an 8 hour time weightedaverage TWA of 88.42 dBA) which is 1.607 times the Action Level of 50 % (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85 dBA) while working in the sanitation process at the facility.  Results were calculated for a 413 minutes sampling period.  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.    b)  Laborer:   On or about December 27, 2012 the employer exposed the employee to noise at levels of 83.23 % (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average TWA of 88.67 dBA) which is 1.664 times the Action Level of 50 % (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85 dBA) while working in the sanitation process at the facility.  Results were calculated for a 451 minutes sampling period.  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

Mar 22, 2013

Abate by

May 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section:    a)  On December 27, 2012 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide respiratory protection to the employees exposed to silica levels over the Permissible Exposure Level on an 8 hour time weighted average while working with marble, granite and travitine at the workshop area.

Issued

Mar 22, 2013

Abate by

May 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.    a)  Laborer:   On or about December 27, 2012 an employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 22.0% crystalline silica (quartz) at a Time-Weighted Average level of 2.7616 mg/m3, which is approximately 6.63 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for crystalline silica of 0.4166 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 408 minute period; the calculations include a zero value for the 72 minutes not sampled.    b)  Laborer:  On or about December 27, 2012 an employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 22.0% crystalline silica (quartz) at a Time-Weighted Average level of 2.7616 mg/m3 wich is approximately 0.5 times the Permissible Exposure Limit for respirable dust of 5 mg/m3.  The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 408 minute period; the calculations include a zero value for the 72 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Mar 22, 2013

Abate by

May 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.    a)  On December 27, 2012 and at times prior; the employer failed to implement an effective engineering control method to prevent employees to been exposed to silica.    b)  On December 27, 2012 and at times prior; the employer failed to implement an effective engineering control method to prevent employees to been exposed to respirable dust.

Issued

Mar 22, 2013

Abate by

May 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

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) On November 14, 2012 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide a complete Hazard comunication program that included proper labels and other forms of warnings, complete Material Safety Data Sheets and employee information and training.

Issued

Mar 22, 2013

Abate by

May 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access, microfiche, and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the material safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)    a)  At the shop area: On november 14 2012 and at time prior to; the employer exposed the employees to inhalation hazards of silica while cutting, grinding and polishing granite, marble and travitine without providing a Material Safety Data Sheets on site.

Issued

Mar 22, 2013

Abate by

May 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

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.    a) On November 15, 2012 and at times prior; the employer fail to have a written job hazard assessment to determine the kind of personal protective equipment such as safety glases, gloves and steel toe boots that the employees need to perform a specific task.