OSHA Inspection: DUSHI MARBLE & GRANITE, LLC

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $4420.00 Reduced

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, in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by heavy stone slabs or death:    ESTABLISHMENT: The employer did not ensure through visual inspection, specific instructions and other appropriate means that the marble stone slabs placed on A-frame cradles which were inside a delivery truck were properly secured to prevent from displacement prior to performing unloading tasks.    On or about 09/02/2016, while one of two (2) A-frame cradles was being pulled out from the delivery truck, two (2) marble stone slabs placed on the A-frame cradle were displaced and fell on the employee who was standing in between two (2) A-frame cradles. The employee sustained very serious injuries from the incident.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1730.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    ESTABLISHMENT:  The employer did not assess the workplace to determine necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The employees required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) were not trained in the Workplace Hazard Assessment pertaining to the use and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    ESTABLISHMENT:  The operator of the Toyota forklift truck was not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1300.00 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:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The employer did not develop and implement a written Hazard Communication program where employees were required to work with and handle chemicals, such as (but not limited to) propane, marble and granite.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(b)(7): A reportable in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye was not reported to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.    ESTABLISHMENT:  A reportable in-patient hospitalization of an employee from a workplace injury that occurred on September 1, 2016, was not reported within twenty-four (24) hours to OSHA.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  ESTABLISHMENT:  The employer did not develop and implement a written Respiratory Protection program where employees were required to wear double strap dust masks while performing cutting and/or grinding of marble or granite stone.