OSHA Inspection: STONES & DESIGNERS, LLC

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,765 Reduced

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:      On or about January 24, 2017, at the facility where employees were required to wear PeakFit N95 filtering face piece respirators when cutting and grinding granite slabs without developing a respirator program.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:      On or about January 24, 2017, at the facility where employees were required to wear PeakFit N95 filtering face piece respirators when cutting and grinding granite slabs without a respirator fit test.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    On or about January 24, 2017, at the facility where employees were required to wear PeakFit N95 filtering face piece respirators when cutting and grinding granite slabs without being provided respirator training.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,412 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      On or about January 24, 2017, at the facility where employees were required to wear PeakFit N95 filtering face piece respirators when cutting and grinding granite slabs without a medical evaluation.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,765 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):       On or about January 24, 2017, at the facility where employees were exposed to inhalation and chemical hazards when working with material and chemicals such as, but not limited to, granite, lacquer thinner, stone adhesives and tile mortar without developing a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

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:          On or about January 24, 2017, at the facility where employees were exposed to inhalation and chemical hazards when working with material and chemicals such as, but not limited to, granite, lacquer thinner, stone adhesives and tile mortar without providing hazard communication training.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,412 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:        On or about January 24, 2017, at the facility where employees were exposed to inhalation and chemical hazards when working with the following material and chemicals without maintaining the safety data sheets (SDSs) for the following:       1.  Granite,  2.  Crown Lacquer Thinner  3.  Stone Plus Transparent Knife Grade adhesive, and   2.  Natural Stone & Large Tile mortar.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,472 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to crystalline silica in excess of the calculated 8-hour time weighted average limits listed in Table Z-3:      On or about January 24, 2017 an employee who was cutting slabs of granite which contained 21% crystalline quartz, was exposed to silica at a time weighted average of .52 mg/m3.  This level exceeded the adjusted permissible exposure level for silica, of .43 mg/m3 by 1.2 times.  Sampling was conducted for 380 minutes during one work shift with an exposure calculation which included a zero increment for the 100 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Apr 23, 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):      On or about January 24, 2017 an employee who was cutting slabs of granite which contained 21% crystalline quartz, was exposed to silica at a time weighted average of .52 mg/m3.  This level exceeded the adjusted permissible exposure level for silica, of .43 mg/m3 by 1.2 times.  Sampling was conducted for 380 minutes during one work shift with an exposure calculation which included a zero increment for the 100 minutes not sampled.    The employer did not effectively implement engineering or administrative controls to reduce exposure levels.