OSHA Inspection: CATES CASTSTONE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a) In the mixing area, employees were exposed to skin and eye contact hazards from Portland cement and the employer did not perform a hazard assessment to select the types of personal protective equipment that would protect employees from the hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) In the mixing area, employees did not wear eye protection when exposed to eye contact hazards from Portland cement.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:  (a) In the mixing area, employees did not wear appropriate hand protection when exposed to skin contact hazards from Portland cement.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $560 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:    (a) The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals including Portland cement and silica sand.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  (a) Outside, a bulk container of silica sand that was used for filling portable containers used in the mixing area was not labeled.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 24, 2018

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):  (a) In the mixing area, safety data sheets were not readily accessible for employees using Portland cement and silica sand.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

May 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $400 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:    (a) In the mixing area, employees wore filtering facepiece respirators and the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

Apr 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:  (a) In the mixing area, employees wore filtering facepiece respirators that were not NIOSH-certified.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

May 15, 2018

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:  (a) In the mixing area, employees wore filtering facepiece respirators without first being medically evaluated to determine their fitness to wear the respirators.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Abate by

May 15, 2018

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):  (a) In the mixing area, employees wore filtering facepiece respirators without being fit tested.