OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE MARBLE & GRANITE, INC.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii): Every floor hole into which persons could accidentally walk were not guarded by a floor hole cover of standard strength and construction:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not effectively cover the water collection trough.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program with specific worksite procedures for employees that are required to wear tight fitting filtering facepiece respiratory protection when dry-cutting granite.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not provide medical surveillance for employees that are required to wear tight-fitting filtering facepiece respiratory protection.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not ensure respiratory protection training was provided to employees that are required to wear tight-fitting filtering facepiece respirators while dry cutting sink openings and edges of granite countertops.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(f)(2): 29 CFR 1910.178(f)(2):  The storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gas fuel was not in accordance with NFPA No. 58-1969, Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases. Section 6.21.3.4(B): Fuel containers shall be mounted to prevent jarring loose and slipping or rotating, and the fastening shall be designed and constructed to withstand, without permanent visible deformation, static loading in any direction equal to four times the weight of the container filled with fuel:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the propane fuel tank was not securely mounted to the forklift.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:   (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not evaluate and certify each forklift operator's performance at least once every three years.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not develop, implement or maintain a written hazard communication program for employees that work with hazardous materials including, but not limited to, propane, acetone, wax [naptha (petroleum)], sealer (petroleum distillates), and silica.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):   The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not have material safety data sheets for the hazardous materials used including, but not limited to, acetone, propane, silica, sealant, and wax

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):   Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous materials used by employees fabricating granite countertops including, but not limited to, propane, acetone, wax [napth (petroleum)], sealer (petroleum distillates), and silica.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1):   When information indicated that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not perform noise monitoring for employees that cut, grind and polish granite countertops.

Issued

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):   The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:  (a)  Location - Establishment On or about 1/9/13, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards of silica for employees that cut, grind, and polish granite.