OSHA Inspection: MASS-GRANITE, INC.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) Location- Production:  On or about June 6, 2014, an employee operating hand tools to fabrication stone products was exposed to noise levels at an eight hour time-weight-average (8h TWA) of 90.3 dBA (or dose of 103.9%).  This exceeds the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 85 dBA (or dose of 50%).  Exposure was derived from a sampling time of 215 minutes with zero exposure for 265 minutes unsampled time for a total of eight hours.  Exposure to excessive noise can result in permanent hearing loss.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program: a) Location - Production: On or about June 6, 2014, for employees exposed to elevated noise levels during the fabrication of stone products the employer did not conduct monitoring to determine employee exposure levels.  Please see Citation 1, item 1a for exposure information.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k): a) Location - Production: On or about June 6, 2014, the employer did not provide the required training for employees overexposed to noise during the fabrication of stone products.  Please see Citation 1, Item 1a, instance a, for exposure description.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1): The employer did not make available to affected employees or their representatives copies of 29 CFR 1910.95 and did not post a copy in the workplace: a) Location- Production: On or about June 6, 2014, for employees overexposed to noise during the fabrication of stone products, the employer did not make available and post in the workplace a copy of the OSHA Occupational Noise regulation. Please see Citation 1, Item  1a, for exposure description.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 6, 2014, for employee(s) overexposed to noise levels during the fabrication of stone products the employer did not provide hearing (audiometric) testing.  Please see Citation 1, Item 1a, instance a, for exposure information.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015

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 contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 6, 2014 the employer did not evaluate employee exposure to respirable quartz silica generated during the fabrication of stone products using saws, grinders, polishers and other equipment.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(e)(1): Cabinets, cutout boxes, fittings, boxes, and panelboard enclosures were not weatherproof in wet locations:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 6, 2014, electrical outlet boxes, junction boxes and switch boxes getting wet from water used in the fabrication process were not weatherproof to prevent water from entering the electrical equipment.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 004090109685

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 June 6, 2014, the employer did not have a hazard communication program for employees exposed to crystalline silica for cutting stone, acetone, and epoxies.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 004090109685

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s) a)  Location - Establishment: On or about June 6, 2014, the employer did not have readily available Safety Data Sheets for employees exposed to crystalline silica from cutting stone, acetone, and epoxies.

Issued

Sep 15, 2014

Abate by

Oct 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $340 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial truck was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 6, 2014, the Aardwolf boom lift, model FB2-3460, SN 000238 was being used on the Yale Lift Truck, SN A875B33905C for moving/lifting stone slabs without the appropriate markings/labels from the Yale manufacturer.  Use of the boom lift affects fork lift capacity.