LEESBURG, FL —
OSHA Inspection: DURA-STRESS, INC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of DURA-STRESS, INC in 11325 COUNTY ROAD 44 EAST, LEESBURG, FL 34788 (NAICS 327390). OSHA activity number 341499465.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DURA-STRESS, INC
- Site address
- 11325 COUNTY ROAD 44 EAST
- City
- LEESBURG
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 34788
- Mailing
- 11325 COUNTY ROAD 44 EAST, LEESBURG, FL 34788
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327390
- Employees
- 315
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $0 Reduced
8330
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees exposed to excessive heat: a. Yard Areas - Employees were exposed to excessive heat with Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGTs) ranging from 88.0 to 95.6 degrees F while working in an outside production area while performing moderate to heavy manual labor, which included grinding and sanding of concrete structures and products. Such exposures may lead to the development of serious heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. An employee suffered a heat-related injury during the inspection, on or about June 16, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
1910.1000 C
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $7,000 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to crystalline silica quartz in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits listed in Table Z-3: a) North Field, Patch Crew - An employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 18% crystalline silica (quartz) at a TWA of 2.24 mg/m3, which was 4.48 times above the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 0.5 mg/m3, and was taken for 448 minutes, on or about June 16, 2016. b) North Field, Patch Crew- A temporary employee of Aerotek LLC was exposed to respirable dust containing 13% crystalline silica (quartz) at a TWA of 1.497 mg/m3, which was 2.24 times above the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 0.667 mg/m3, and was taken for 410 minutes, on or about June 16, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
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): a) North Field - The portable grinders in use were not provided with local exhaust ventilation or water to provide wet control methods. One employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 18% crystalline silica (quartz) at a TWA of 2.24 mg/m3, which was 4.48 times above the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 0.5 mg/m3, and was taken for 448 minutes, and another employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 13% crystalline silica (quartz) at a TWA of 1.497 mg/m3, which was 2.24 times above the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 0.667 mg/m3, and was taken for 410 minutes, on or about June 16, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: a) Facility-wide - The appendix was not provided to temporary employees wearing N95 filtering facepieces, on or about June 16, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) North Yard - The employer did not evaluate and determine the exposure levels for employees working with silica. Two employees were exposed to respirable silica above the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit, on or about June 16, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 21, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: a) Florida Laboratories - A temporary employee, wearing a 3M 8511 N95 filtering face piece and exposed to crystalline silica over the permissible exposure level (PEL), had a full beard, on or about June 16, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $44,540 · Current $25,000 Reduced
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) North Field - Employees were not provided with complete information on the health hazards of crystalline silica and about potential silica exposure during concrete grinding activities, on or about June 16, 2016. Dura-Stress Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 963161, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on July 8, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 11325 C.R. 44 East, Leesburg, FL 34749.
Recent events (3)
- — R (R) $25000
- — C (R) $44540
- — Z (R) $44540
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