OSHA Inspection: JP MARBLE & GRANITE, LLC

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    1) On October 1, 2014, and at prior times, employees wore 1/2 mask tight fitting respirators.  The employer had not ensured that the employees received a medical evaluation to determine the employees physical ability to wear respiratory protection.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators passed an appropriate qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test:  1) On October 1, 2014, and at prior times, employees wore 1/2 mask tight fitting respirators.  The employer had not provided fit testing to ensure that respirators were providing adequate protection.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:      1) On October 1, 2014, compressed air that employees used to blow dust off their clothing was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii):  There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service until repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe were made:    1) On October 15, 2014, an employee was exposed to electrical hazards while operating a granite saw that had strain relief pulled loose at the plug end of the cord.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(4):  Portable electric equipment and flexible cords used in highly conductive work locations (such as those inundated with water or other conductive liquids), or in job locations where employees are likely to contact water or conductive liquids, were not approved for those locations:   1) On October 15, 2014, and at prior times, an employee operated a grinder in areas where water was used in the process.  The grinder was not approved or designed by the manufacturer for use in wet locations.