GRANBY, MA —
OSHA Inspection: GRACE PAINT AND TILE
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of GRACE PAINT AND TILE in 139 COLD HILL, GRANBY, MA 01033 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 344355656.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GRACE PAINT AND TILE
- Site address
- 139 COLD HILL
- City
- GRANBY
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01033
- Mailing
- 303 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01062
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238320
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $421 Reduced
1591
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: While working on the exterior walls at 139 Cold Hill Road, Granby, MA: On and before October 2, 2019, employees performing surface preparation of lead-containing paint were required to wear half-face, tight fitting respirators and had not been provided medical examinations. Employees were scraping paint that was found to contain up to 7.26% lead.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $421
- — C (S) $2842
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $500 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: Exterior walls at the private residence located at 139 Cold Hill Road, Granby, MA: On and before October 2, 2019, employees preparing the surface of lead-containing paint were not instructed in the recognition or avoidance of unsafe conditions, or the applicable regulations to control or eliminate hazards or exposure to illness or injury. The employer does not have a hazard communication program to relay hazards to employees tasked with scraping painted surfaces containing up to 7.26% lead.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $500
- — C (S) $2842
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.62 D01 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,139 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 mg/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA): Exterior walls of the private residence located at 139 Cold Hill Road, Granby, MA: On and before October 2, 2019, the employer did not initially determine employee exposure to lead. Employees prepared, including dry scraping, paint covered surfaces and the paint contained up to 7.26% lead.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1139
- — C (S) $2842
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.62 D01 III
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level: Exterior walls at the private residence located at 139 Cold Hill Road, Granby, MA: On and before October 2, 2019, the employer did not collect personal samples to determine employee exposure to lead. Employees prepared, including dry scraping, paint covered surfaces which contained up to 7.26% lead.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 M02 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i): The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative and quantitative fit tests administered to employees which included the information required by 29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i)(A) through (m)(2)(i)(E): While working on the exterior of a residence at 139 Cold Hill Road, Granby, MA: On and before October 2, 2019, employees performing surface preparation of lead-containing paint were required to wear half face, tight fitting respirators. No records of qualitative fit testing have been maintained by the employer.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344355656.
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