OSHA Inspection: STONE HOUSE ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function.  a. On or about January 16, 2018, a fabricator who was required to wear a NIOSH approved tight-fitting facepiece respirator while cutting, grinding, and polishing granite and stone in the shop area had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the respirator facepiece and the face.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer shall provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace.  a. On or about January 16, 2019, employees were required to wear a NIOSH approved N95 filtering half face, tightfitting respirator while grinding, cutting and polishing granite and quartz in the fabrication area (indoors).   The employees had not been trained on the proper use, maintenance, and care of their respirators.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(1): Where respiratory protection was required by this section, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of this paragraph and 29 CFR 1910.134:  a. On or about January 16, 2019, an employee who was required to wear a NIOSH approved N95 filtering half face tight fitting  respirator while cutting, shaping, and finishing quartz, marble, and other exotic stone work for countertops in the fabrication area, was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 1096.9 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 22 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 415 minutes on January 16, 2019.  The respirator worn by the employee was not appropriate to provide  protection required by the standard.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(B)(1): The employer did not select a respirator for employee use that maintained the employee's exposure to the hazardous substance, when measured outside the respirator, at or below the maximum use concentration:  a. On or about January 16, 2019, an employee cutting, shaping, and finishing quartz, marble, and other exotic stone work for countertops in the fabrication area was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 1096.9 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 22 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 415 minutes on January 16, 2019.  The employee exposure was 2 times the maximum use concentration of the respirator provided to the employee.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica was, or could have been reasonably expected to be, in excess of the PEL:  a. On or about January 16, 2019, an employee operated a handheld Makita angle grinder, model 9565CV, while grinding, cutting, and polishing quartz and stone in the shop fabrication area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 1096.9 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 22 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 418 minutes on January 16, 2019.  The employer did not establish a regulated area.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year:  a. On or about January 16, 2019, an employee operated a handheld Makita angle grinder while cutting, grinding, and polishing on quartz and stone in the shop fabrication area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 1096.7 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 22 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 480 minutes on January 16, 2019. The employer did not make medical surveillance available to employees that were or could be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a. On or about January 16, 2019 the employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan to protect employees against the hazard to respirable crystalline silica that contained at least the following elements:  1. A description of the tasks in the workplace that involve exposure to respirable crystalline silica;   2. A description of the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica for each task; and   3. A description of the housekeeping measures used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,752 · Current $8,752

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(c): Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 µg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA.  a. An employee operated a handheld Makita angle grinder, model 9565CV, while grinding, cutting, and polishing in the fabrication shop area and was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 1096.9 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 22 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 418 minutes on January 16, 2019.  Stone House Enterprises, Inc. dba Jacksonville Granite was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard,  29 CFR 1910.1000(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1132304, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on October 25, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 124 Industrial Loop W, Orange Park, FL 32073.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:   The, Stone House Enterprises, Inc., dba Jacksonville Granite, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1910.1000(e), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1132304, citation number 1, item number1 (c) and was affirmed as a final order on March 20, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 124 Industrial Loop W, Orange Park, FL 32073.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $21,879 · Current $21,879

Hazardous substances 9000

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.  On or about January 16, 2019 the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a half face piece respirators to protect against the hazard of airborne contaminates were provided a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator.  Stone House Enterprise, Inc., dba Jacksonville Granite was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1194334, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 20, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 124 Industrial Loop W, Orange Park FL 32073.  Stone House Enterprise, Inc., dba Jacksonville Granite was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1132304, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 2, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 124 Industrial Loop W, Orange Park FL 32073.

Issued

Jun 5, 2019

Abate by

Jul 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $21,879 · Current $21,879

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting face piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a. On or about January 16, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a half face piece respirator to protect against the hazard of airborne contaminates in the workplace passed a fit test to determine appropriate fit and seal of the respirators.  Stone House Enterprise, Inc., dba Jacksonville Granite was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(f)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1194334, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on May 20, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 124 Industrial Loop W, Orange Park FL 32073.  Stone House Enterprise, Inc., dba Jacksonville Granite was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1132304, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 18, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 124 Industrial Loop W, Orange Park FL 32073.