OSHA Inspection: RS STONE WORKS, LLC

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    (a) In the production and shipping areas, employees operated a forklift without having first completed a training program consisting of formal instruction, practical training, and evaluation of performance in the workplace.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s):    (a) In the shipping area, employees worked under the elevated portion of a forklift during a wrapping operation.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    (a) The employer did not verify that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification.  In the mixing and tamping areas, employees were exposed to eye hazards when mixing portland cement and when using compressed air for cleaning.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    (a) In the production area, a table saw used for cutting wood molds was not equipped with an automatically adjusting hood.  An employee was not protected from contacting the saw blade.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  (a) In the production area, a table saw used for cutting wood molds was not furnished with a spreader.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) was not provided with nonkickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  (a) In the production area, a table saw used for cutting wood molds was not provided with nonkickback fingers or dogs.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment was not used:    (a) In the tamping area, compressed air used for cleaning had a dead end pressure of greater than 30 psi.    (b) In the tamping area, compressed air was used for cleaning and employees did not wear eye protection.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,500 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.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 28, 2019

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 hazardous chemicals, including portland cement.