OSHA Inspection: PREMIER CULTURE STONE, INC.

Issued

2013-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a)  For Citation 1, Item 1, issued on 6/4/2013 with an abatement date of 6/10/2013, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 2a, issued on 6/4/2013 with an abatement date of 6/14/2013, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  c)  For Citation 1, Item 2b, issued on 6/4/2013 with an abatement date of 6/14/2013, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.

Issued

2013-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  On or about 1/28/13, an employee of Premier Culture Stone, Inc. was observed saw cutting brick at a building undergoing construction located at the northeast corner of North Oak and West State in O'Fallon, IL.  The employee was exposed to eye injury from concrete dust as he was not wearing eye protection during the process.

Issued

2013-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): A respirator shall be provided to each employee when such equipment is necessary to protect the health of such employee. The employer shall provide the respirators which are applicable and suitable for the purpose intended. The employer shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a respiratory protection program, which shall include the requirements outlined in paragraph (c) of this section. The program shall cover each employee required by this section to use a respirator.  On or about 1/28/13, an employee of Premier Culture Stone, Inc. was observed saw cutting brick at a building undergoing construction located at the northeast corner of North Oak and West State in O'Fallon, IL.  The employee was exposed to potential respiratory irritation and/or scarring, and the employer had not performed a hazard assessment for the work, nor was respiratory protection provided.

Issued

2013-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.   On or about 1/28/13, an employee of Premier Culture Stone, Inc. was observed saw cutting brick at a building undergoing construction located at the corner of North Oak and West State in O'Fallon, IL.  The employee was exposed to potential respiratory irritation and/or scarring from the concrete dust as he was not wearing respiratory protection during the process.