MOUNT MEIGS, AL —
OSHA Inspection: OZARK MATERIALS, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of OZARK MATERIALS, LLC in 848 SPROTT DRIVE, MOUNT MEIGS, AL 36057 (NAICS 325510). OSHA activity number 338115819.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OZARK MATERIALS, LLC
- Site address
- 848 SPROTT DRIVE
- City
- MOUNT MEIGS
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36057
- Mailing
- 848 SPROTT DRIVE, MOUNT MEIGS, AL 36057
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 325510
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
2440
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): An employee(s) was exposed to total dust in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air as listed in Table Z-3: a)Production Area: On or about January 8th, 2013, and prior to, an employee was exposed to total dust at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 74.75 milligrams per cubic meter of air which is 4.9833 times the 8 hour time weighted average PEL of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air while conducting bagging job tasks. Results were calculated for a 276 minute sampling period and 0 exposure for the remainder of the 480 minute period.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2440
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): a)Production Area: On or about January 8th, 2013, and prior to, an employee was exposed to total dust at an 8 hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 74.75 milligrams per cubic meter of air which is 4.9833 times the 8 hour time weighted average PEL of 15 milligrams per cubic meter of air while conducting bagging job tasks. Results were calculated for a 276 minute sampling period and 0 exposure for the remainder of the 480 minute period.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2440
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)Production Shop: On or about January 8th, 2013, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from particulates from the work tasks conducted in mixing and bagging powder paint and do not have a written respiratory protection program to include annual fit tests, medical evaluations and training on respirators and were provided with half mask respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2440
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 employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a)Production Shop: On or about January 8th, 2013, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from particulates from the work tasks conducted in mixing and bagging powder paint and do not have a written respiratory protection program to include annual fit tests, medical evaluations and training on respirators and were provided with half mask respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2440
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is 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)Production Shop: On or about January 8th, 2013, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from particulates from the work tasks conducted in mixing and bagging powder paint and do not have a written respiratory protection program to include annual fit tests, medical evaluations and training on respirators and were provided with half mask respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: a)Production Shop: On or about January 8th, 2013, and prior to, employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from particulates from the work tasks conducted in mixing and bagging powder paint and do not have a written respiratory protection program to include annual fit tests, medical evaluations and training on respirators and were provided with and required to wear half mask respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $400 Reduced
05052440C130
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)Production Shop: On or about January 8th, 2013 and prior to, no written hazard communication program was available to employee(s) exposed to hazards including but not limited to: Dust from titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate and maleic resin.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $400
- — Z (S) $1200
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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 338115819.
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