OSHA Inspection: RI UNIQUE MARBLE & GRANITE, INC.

Issued

Mar 30, 2021

Abate by

May 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $329

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) Establishment:  As of March 30, 2021, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement had been completed for Citation 1, Items 1b, 2a, 2g, and 6a from inspection number 1409603, issued on 01/21/2021, with a final order date of 02/17/2021.

Issued

Mar 30, 2021

Abate by

May 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  (a) Establishment:  As of March 30, 2021, the employer had not provided the required abatement documentation to OSHA for Citation 1, Items 1b and 2a from inspection number 1409603, issued on 01/21/2021, with a final order date of 02/17/2021.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:    (a) Stone fabrication rooms:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not maintain personal protective equipment, such as ear muffs and goggles, in a sanitary and reliable condition.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Stone fabrication rooms:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification.     Abatement Note:   Once the PPE Hazard Assessment is completed you shall:       1) Certify that the hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification in accordance with 1910.132(d)(2),       2) Provide training to affected employees in proper use of required PPE 1910.132(f)(1).    Guidance on conducting and documenting a PPE Hazard Assessment can be found on OSHA's website at:     http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

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) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures  for the required respirator use.    ABATEMENT NOTE: In accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) thru 1910.134(c)(1)(ix)the respirator program must include the following:      a. Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace, including an evaluation of respiratory hazards in the workplace and a reasonable estimate of employee exposure.  (Note: The Rhode Island OSHA Consultation Program (phone: 401-222-7745) provides free monitoring services for qualifying employers);  b. Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator;  c. Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators. (Note: this service may be available from your respirator vendor);  d. Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonable foreseeable emergency situations;  e. Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding and otherwise maintaining respirators;  f. Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations;  g. Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and  h. Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.    Further assistance in developing respirator programs is available in OSHA Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Revised Respiratory Protection Standard.  This document is available on the internet at the following website address:    http://www.osha.gov/Publications/3384small-entity-for-respiratory-protection-standard-rev.pdf

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

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) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 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.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

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) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 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).

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators did not wear the respirators with facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not ensure that respirators were cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not provide employees required to use respirators with training in the use and care of respirators.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(3)(i): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure to respirable crystalline silica for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    (a) Workplace:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not netralized, power was not shut off, and brakes set:    (a) Workplace:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not ensure that when a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were fully lowered, controls were neutralized and the power was shut off.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(a): Hand and portable powered tools or equipment were not kept in safe condition:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 a hand held grinder was in operation cutting stone with a cutting blade and no guard.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6-18-19 the employer did not ensure that an outlet box used to power a portable angle grinder had a cover.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location was not suitable for the location:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not ensure that an electrical receptacle installed in a wet or damp location, used to power portable tools, was suitable for the location.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer had not visually inspected all flexible cord sets in that an extension cord with damaged insulation was being used to power a portable angle grinder.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $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) Workplace:  On or about 6/18/19 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.     ABATEMENT NOTE: In accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200 (e)(1) the written hazard communication program shall at least include the following:   a. A list of hazardous chemicals used in the workplace (1910.1200(e)(1)(i)),    b. The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their workplace (1910.1200(e)(1)(ii)),  c. An explanation of labels and other warnings used by the employer to warn employees of chemical hazards in their workplace (1910.1200(f)),  d. An explanation of, and how to access Safety Data Sheets for hazardous chemicals located in their workplace (1910.1200(g)),  e. An explanation of how employees will be trained on hazardous chemicals in their workplace (1910.1200(g)).    Additional information is available from the OSHA Small Entity Compliance Guide For Employers That Use Hazardous Chemicals, available at https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3695.pdf

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a) Workplace:  On or about 6/18/19 the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Abate by

Nov 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The employer did not ensure the floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition. When wet processes are used, drainage was not maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats were not provided:    (a) Stone fabrication shop:  On or about 6-18-19 the employer did not ensure the floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, dry condition.