OSHA Inspection: CARR STONE & TILE, INC.

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 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 serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to ejection and crushing hazards while operating a forklift without wearing the required seatbelt:    On or about November 1, 2017, outside the shop area, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) wore the required seat belt while operating a Hyster H50FT Forklift to move material for manufacture and production.

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,449 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was established and implemented to include the provisions of (i)-(ix), as applicable:    On or about November 1, 2017, in the shop area, the employer allowed the employees to use 3M P100 Half Facepiece Respirators without implementing a written Respiratory Protection Program.

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 November 1, 2017, in the shop area, the employer allowed the employees to cut, grind, and polish granite slabs while wearing a 3M P100 Half Facepiece Respirators without having a medical evaluation.

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 November 1, 2017, in the shop area, the employer allowed the employees to cut, grind, and polish granite slabs while wearing a 3M P100 Half Facepiece Respirators without having a fit test conducted for a proper fit.

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about November 1, 2017, at Carr Stone & Tile, Inc., Jefferson, LA, the employer failed to develop a Lock-Out/Tag-Out Program for the protection of the employees for shutting down, isolating, locking, and securing the following multi powered machines:     (a) Marmo Meccanica (Model: C-TEC 3)    (b) Sasso Meccanica (Model: FF)    (c) Two Marmo Meccanica (Model: HTO-1B)

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    On or about November 1, 2017, in the shop area, where employees are required to fight incipient level fires, the employer allowed employees to work in an area where fire extinguishers were not properly identified or mounted.

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,449 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:    On or about November 1, 2017, in the shop area, the employer failed to develop and implement a written Hazard Communication Program for employees who worked with hazardous substances in the workplace including, but not limited to Triton Stone Group Adhesive Transparent Knife Grade and Akemi Solid Wax Surface Treatment.

Issued

Dec 4, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about November 1, 2017, in the shop area, the employer failed to provide Safety Data Sheets for employees who were exposed to hazardous substances in the workplace including, but not limited to Triton Stone Group Adhesive Transparent Knife Grade and Akemi Solid Wax Surface Treatment.