CONROE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SIMMONS CUSTOM GRANITE LLC
Follow-up inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of SIMMONS CUSTOM GRANITE LLC in 5611 HWY. 105 W., CONROE, TX 77304 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 342797461.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SIMMONS CUSTOM GRANITE LLC
- Site address
- 5611 HWY. 105 W.
- City
- CONROE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77304
- Mailing
- 5611 HWY. 105 W., CONROE, TX 77304
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327991
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1000 C
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,098 · Current $3,099 Reduced
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 November 29, 2017, in the shop area, an employee was grinding granite which contained 51% crystalline quartz and was exposed to silica at a time weighted average of .58 mg/m3. This level exceeded the adjusted permissible exposure limit of .189 mg/m3 by 3.06 times. This exposure was derived from samples collected over a 385 minute sampling period on November 29, 2017; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 95 minutes not sampled. The Simmons Custom Granite LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 1910.1000(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1178353, citation number 1, item number 6a, and was affirmed as a final order on April 10, 2017 with respect to a workplace located at 5611 Highway 105 W., Conroe, TX 77304.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $3099
- · Z (R) $6098
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 November 29, 2017, in the shop area, an employee was grinding granite which contained 51% crystalline quartz and was exposed to silica at a time weighted average of .58 mg/m3. This level exceeded the adjusted permissible exposure limit of .189 mg/m3 by 3.06 times. This exposure was derived from samples collected over a 385 minute sampling period on November 29, 2017; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 95 minutes not sampled. The Simmons Custom Granite LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 1910.1000(e), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1178353, citation number 1, item number 6b, and was affirmed as a final order on April 10, 2017 with respect to a workplace located at 5611 Highway 105 W., Conroe, TX 77304.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $0
- · Z (R) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342797461.
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