OSHA Inspection: RICO ROCK, INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in the workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer:  On or about 1 June 2017, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that each of the following provisions were established and implemented in the respiratory protection program where employees are required to wear respirators:  1910.134(c)(1)(i)-Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;  1910.134(c)(1)(ii)-Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;  1910.134(c)(1)(iii)-Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;  1910.134(c)(1)(iv)-Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations;  1910.134(c)(1)(v)-Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding and otherwise maintaining respirators;  1910.134(c)(1)(vi)-Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators; 1910.134(c)(1)(vii)-Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations;  1910.134(c)(1)(viii)-Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing the, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and 1910.134(c)(1)(xi)-Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program

Issued

Aug 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $978 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures were not permanent, continuous, and effective:  On or about 1 June 2017, in the shooting area, the fan being used by employees to provide ventilation did not have a grounding prong, exposing them to electrical hazards.

Issued

Aug 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $978 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to the joints or terminal screws:  On or about 1 June 2017, a flexible cord being used by employees to power a fan in the shooting area of the facility did not have strain relief,  exposing the wires inside and exposing employee working nearby to electrical hazards.

Issued

Aug 30, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employee(s) were exposed to silica, crystalline quartz (respirable) listed in Table Z-3, in excess of 10 mg/m3 / %SiO2 + 2 as an 8 hour Time-Weighted Average concentration:  On or about 8 June 2017 and at times prior thereto, employee(s) working in the shooting area of the shop were exposed to respirable dust exposing them to respiratory hazards.  a) One employee was exposed to dust containing 15% crystalline silica (quartz) at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 1.08mg/m3, which is approximately 1.8 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of  0.588mg/m3. The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 469 minute period and the calculations include a zero value for the 11 minutes not sampled.  b) One employee was exposed to dust containing 12% crystalline silica (quartz) at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 1.678mg/m3, which is approximately 2.35 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of  0.714mg/m3. The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 474 minute period and the calculations include a zero value for the 6 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Aug 30, 2017

Abate by

Sep 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  On or about 1 June 2017, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program implemented at the worksite where employees were mixing and spraying chemicals used in the production of rock waterfalls.