OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL TILE & STONE, INC.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, were not 42 inches, plus or minus 3 inches, above the walking-working surface:    a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area catwalk bridge over pallet driver 1, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, the catwalk railing had the top rail at 28 inches high.    b. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area catwalk around the hopper, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, the catwalk railing had the top rail at 28 inches high.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels or equivalent intermediate members were not installed between the walking/working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system at least 21 inches high:     a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area catwalk bridge over pallet driver 1, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, the catwalk railing system consisted of only one railing at 28 inches high without a midrail.     b. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area catwalk around the hopper, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, the catwalk railing system consisted of only one railing at 28 inches high without a midrail.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Abate by

Jan 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:     a. At the site, employees were exposed to the hazard of inadvertent energization or release of stored energy during maintenance and servicing operations on equipment such as, but not limited to, paver manufacturing equipment and pallet transfer conveyor systems. Employees were reaching into the process to clear a jam while the process was in operation. Once the jam was cleared the process would start exposing employees to being struck by the moving pallets. Equipment specific lockout/tagout procedures were not developed and implemented to include at a minimum the following:    1. A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure.   2. Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking, and securing machines   or equipment to control hazardous energy.   3. Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them.   4. Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices and other energy control measures.   5. The magnitude of hazardous energy.    On or about 08/01/2015.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard, in that, employees were reaching into the process and over the conveyor system while the robotic arm was in operation. Employees would reach into the process and arrange pavers or remove pavers as needed.    b. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area, employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard, in that, employees arrange pavers or remove pavers were standing adjacent to the conveyor system where the pallet legs and conveyor legs created a pinch point hazard as the pallet was transferred by the conveyor system.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 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.:    a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing areas, compressed air was used for cleaning at 110 psi.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers was not equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as required in Table D-2 of this standard:  a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area catwalk bridge over pallet driver 1, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, two stairways providing access to the catwalk had handrails at 28 inches high and no intermediate rails.   b. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area control room, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, a 4 step stairway providing access to the control room was not provided with midrails as required.  c. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing area control room, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, a 4 step stairway providing access to the control room was not provided with a stair railing system at the open side.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 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. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing areas, a personal protective equipment hazard assessment certification record was not developed and maintained to include all  required personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, respirators, hearing protection, safety shoes, safety glasses and gloves.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the breaker panel room, employees were exposed to electrical hazards, in that, breaker panel LB had 6 breakers without a label.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Abate by

Nov 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the breaker panel room, employees were exposed to electrical hazards, in that, breaker panel LA had one breaker opening without a cover.  b. On or about 08/01/2019, at the breaker panel room, employees were exposed to electrical hazards, in that, breaker panel LB had one breaker opening without a cover.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a. On or about 08/01/2019, at the paver manufacturing and palletizing process areas, employees were exposed to electrical hazards, in that, extension cords were used in place of fixed wiring. Extension cords were providing power to fans and lighting at the process area and at the maintenance work bench area.