OSHA Inspection: COUNTY MATERIALS CORP.

Issued

Nov 4, 2016

Abate by

Dec 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $9,353 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): A respirator was not provided by the employer to each employee when such equipment was necessary to protect the health of the employee:    a) Yard - The employer did not require the use of respirators for employees conducting grinding on concrete pipes that contained silica. One employee was exposed to respirable silica above the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit, on or about August 25, 2016.

Issued

Nov 4, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 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) Yard Labor - An employee was exposed to respirable dust containing 15% crystalline silica (quartz) at a TWA of 1.45 mg/m3, which was 2.46 times above the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 0.588 mg/m3, and was taken for 154 minutes, on or about August 25, 2016. Zero exposure was assumed for the 326 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Nov 4, 2016

Abate by

Jan 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 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) Yard - 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 15% crystalline silica (quartz) at a TWA of 1.45 mg/m3, which was 2.46 times above the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 0.588 mg/m3, and was taken for 154 minutes, on or about August 25, 2016. Zero exposure was assumed for the 326 minutes not sampled.