OSHA Inspection: MINCEY MARBLE MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,575 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.  Mincey Marble Mfg, Inc., 4321 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA - Employees wearing prescription glasses were observed sanding and grinding without proper eye protection, on or about 12/2/15.

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,188 · Current $2,223 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1750

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:  Mincey Marble Mfg, Inc., 4321 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA - An employee was instructed to pour MEKP into the a container at the auto caster machine. A suitable emergency eye wash station was not provided for immediate use, on or about 12/2/15.

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Abate by

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(i): 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years.  Mincey Marble Mfg, Inc., 4321 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA - Some of the employees operating forklifts were trained and certified in 2010. An evaluation of their performance was not conducted every three years, on or about 12/2/15.

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Abate by

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): At this establishment, the employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated to operate the powered industrial truck as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.  Mincey Marble Mfg, Inc., 4321 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA - In the shipping department, the employer did not certify the evaluation of the competency of an employee who had been previously trained, on or about 12/2/15.

Issued

Feb 8, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  Mincey Marble Mfg., Inc., 4321 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA - An employee grinding in the grinding room of the finishing department was exposed to total dust levels of 27 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), 1.7 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 15 mg/m3. The exposure was derived from a sample taken over 465 minutes. Engineering controls had not implemented in this area to achieve compliance, on or 12/10/2015.  General methods of control applicable in these circumstances include, but are not limited to the following:  1.  Install local exhaust ventilation system attached to each grinder  2.  Increase dilution ventilation in the area.  However, other methods of abatement may be equally, or more appropriate.  Ultimate responsibility for determining the most appropriate abatement method rests with the employer given its superior knowledge of the specific conditions at its worksite.  Abatement Schedule  Step 1 -   A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation:  (1)  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; (2)  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; (3)  Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures: (4)  Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.  All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. 60-day progress reports are required during the abatement period.  Step 2 -  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and /or administrative controls upon verification of