OSHA Inspection: ELITE CAST STONE INC.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Abate by

Dec 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    On or about July 25, 2019, and at times prior, in the production facility, where an employee was allowed to wear a 3M half mask respirator, he purchased, without first providing the employee a medical evaluation to determine the employee's fitness to wear a respirator and training to ensure that the employee knew how to clean, store, and maintain his respirator.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Abate by

Dec 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wore respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    This violation was discovered on July 25, 2019, in the production area, where the employer allowed an employee to voluntarily use a 3M half mask elastomeric respirator and the employer had not provided that employee the basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Abate by

Dec 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 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):    On or about July 25, 2019 and at times prior, in the production facility, where one employee utilized a Hyundai powered industrial truck without having been trained and evaluated to determine if he was competent to operate a powered industrial truck as specified in paragraph (l).  Employees were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 12, 2019

Abate by

Dec 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,136 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     This violation was discovered on July 25, 2019, in the production area, where employees handled hazardous chemicals but the employer did not have a written hazard communication program in place.