OSHA Inspection: LAFAYETTE MARBLE AND GRANITE INC.

Issued

Aug 14, 2017

Abate by

Aug 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015G301

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 April 12, 2017, The employer allowed employees to wear 3M-6000 series half-face respirators while performing CMC machine cutting, grinding and polishing without having implemented a written respiratory program.

Issued

Aug 14, 2017

Abate by

Aug 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010S103

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 April 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees had received medical evaluations prior to being provided 3M-6000 Series half-face respirators to wear while CMC machine cutting, grinding, and polishing granite.

Issued

Aug 14, 2017

Abate by

Aug 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90109015G301

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT)    On or about April 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees had been fit-tested prior to using respirators in the workplace.  Employees wear 3M-6000 Series half-face respirators to perform CMC machine cutting as well as grinding and polishing granite.

Issued

Aug 14, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

Hazardous substances 901090159017G301G302

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to crystalline silica in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits listed in Table Z-3:    The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to crystalline silica in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average listed in Table Z-3.  This violation occurred on or about April 12, 2017 when cutting, grinding and polishing of granite exposed an employee to respirable dust containing crystalline silica in excess of the calculated 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.3125 milligrams per cubic meter of air.  The employee was monitored for 216 minutes while grinding surfaces on granite slabs and was exposed to 2.0 milligrams per cubic meter of respirable dust containing crystalline silica.  The 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.9 milligrams per cubic meter of air was calculated assuming zero exposure for the remaining 264 minutes.

Issued

Aug 14, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 901090159017G301G302

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 April 12, 2017, at the wet sand station(s), the employer allowed employees to perform cutting, grinding and polishing of granite and did not implement adequate engineering controls to mitigate dust containing crystalline silica at concentrations above the PEL.

Issued

Aug 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):  On or about April 12, 2017, in the back left corner of the cutting station; the employer allowed employees to use a Makita angle grinder (Model GA4542C, S/N 14223A) where the outer jacket of the power cord had had been wrapped with electrical tape.