SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: PALLETTE STONE CORP.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of PALLETTE STONE CORP. in 373 WASHINGTON ST, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 339516288.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PALLETTE STONE CORP.
- Site address
- 373 WASHINGTON ST
- City
- SARATOGA SPRINGS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12866
- Mailing
- 373 WASHINGTON ST, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327991
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D03 III B 2
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2014
- Abate by
- May 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator ESLI that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life: (a) On or about 12/06/2013, at facility , for the mixer wearing a north full-face respirator with P100 cartridges used when chipping a mixer barrel in a concrete truck and a drum in the plant. The employee was not provided a cartridge changeout schedule prior to being required to wear the respirator.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2014
- Abate by
- May 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: (a) On or about 12/06/2013, at facility , for the mixer cleaning a north full-face respirator with corrosive A-33 dry at his house. An eye wash station was not immediately available for use in the event of eye contact.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $5000
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2014
- Abate by
- May 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
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) On or about 12/06/2013, at facility, for the mixer wearing a north full-face respirator with P100 cartridges used when chipping a mixer barrel in a concrete truck and a drum in the plant. The employer did not perform initial air monitoring to determine what measure to protect employees.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $2500
- · Z (S) $5000
1910.134 H01
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer: (a) On or about 12/06/2013, at facility , for the mixer wearing a north full-face respirator with P100 cartridges used when chipping a mixer barrel in a concrete truck and a drum in the plant. The respirator was not clean and hung by its straps. The employer did not ensure that respirator was clean and stored properly.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $5000
1910.134 H02 I
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals: (a) On or about 12/06/2013, at facility , for the mixer wearing a north full-face respirator with P100 cartridges used when chipping a mixer barrel in a concrete truck and a drum in the plant. The respirator was not clean and hung by its straps. The employer did not ensure that respirator was clean and stored properly.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339516288.
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