OSHA Inspection: FIRE ROCK PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:    a) On or about February 23, 2015 - Machine Line, midrails were not provided for the stairway leading to the upper portion of the Big Block Machine.    b) On or about February 23, 2015 - Machine Line, stairway was equipped with a top rail that measured less than 42 inches.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

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 1910.95(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) Block machine operator - an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 139% of the allowable 8-hr time-weighted average level (TWA) or an equivalent level of approximately 92.4dBA. The sampling was conducted for 420 minutes during one shift on March 4, 2015. Zero exposure is assumed for the unsampled time of 60 minutes.    b) Tamp line 2 - an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 91% of the allowable 8-hr time-weighted average level (TWA) or an equivalent level of approximately 89.3dBA. The sampling was conducted for 437 minutes during one shift on March 4, 2015. Zero exposure is assumed for the unsampled time of 43 minutes.    c) Tamp line 1 - an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 74% of the allowable 8-hr time-weighted average level (TWA) or an equivalent level of approximately 87.9dBA. The sampling was conducted for 423 minutes during one shift on March 4, 2015. Zero exposure is assumed for the unsampled time of 57 minutes.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

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) Block machine operator - an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 139% of the allowable 8-hr time-weighted average level (TWA) or an equivalent level of approximately 92.4dBA. The sampling was conducted for 420 minutes during one shift on March 4, 2015. Zero exposure is assumed for the unsampled time of 60 minutes.  b) Tamp line 2 - an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 91% of the allowable 8-hr time-weighted average level (TWA) or an equivalent level of approximately 89.3dBA. The sampling was conducted for 437 minutes during one shift on March 4, 2015. Zero exposure is assumed for the unsampled time of 43 minutes.  c) Tamp line 1 - an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 74% of the allowable 8-hr time-weighted average level (TWA) or an equivalent level of approximately 87.9dBA. The sampling was conducted for 423 minutes during one shift on March 4, 2015. Zero exposure is assumed for the unsampled time of 57 minutes.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     a) On or about February 23, 2015 - Facility, an energy control program had not been established for employees performing servicing and maintenance of equipment such as, but not limited to, the block machine and batch mixer.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) On or about February 23, 2015 - Production, a Fleming MF-3 block machine was not properly guarded to prevent the entry of operator's hands or fingers into the point of operation and ingoing nip points.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,800 Reduced

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) On or about February 23, 2015 - Facility, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working in and around chemicals including but not limited to Silica, Procast and Portland cement.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  a) On or about February 23, 2015 - Tamp Line, three (3) portable containers, of form oil, were not labeled to identify their contents.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  a) On or about February 23, 2015 - Tamp Line, three (3) portable containers, of form oil, were not marked with information regarding the hazard of its contents.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 15, 2015

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) On or about February 23, 2015 - Facility, employees were not provided effective information and training regarding the hazards associated with Silica, Procast and Portland cement.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of items in (i)-(vii):  a) On or about February 23, 2015 - Block plant, employees required to wear filtering facepieces, such as, but not limited to Moldex 2200 and 2300 N95 respirators.