SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL —
OSHA Inspection: A&A LINAS GRANITE LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of A&A LINAS GRANITE LLC in 1700 N. PONCE DE LEON BLVD., SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 344378674.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- A&A LINAS GRANITE LLC
- Site address
- 1700 N. PONCE DE LEON BLVD.
- City
- SAINT AUGUSTINE
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32084
- Mailing
- 1700 N. PONCE DE LEON BLVD., SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 327991
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1053 C
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,475 · Current $885 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 µg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA: a. A fabricator dry cutting granite in the Fabrication Area was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 82.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.6 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 168 minutes on October 16, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $885
- — Z (S) $1475
1910.1053 F01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible: a. A fabricator dry cutting granite in the Fabrication Area was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 82.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.6 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 168 minutes on October 16, 2019. The employer failed to implement any engineering or work practice control methods for this task.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1053 G02
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134: a. A fabricator dry cutting granite in the Fabrication Area was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 82.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.6 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 168 minutes on October 16, 2019. The employer did not develop and institute a respiratory protection program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
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. On or about October 15, 2019, an employee who wore a NIOSH approved 3M respirator while dry cutting granite in the Fabrication Area had not been provided with medical evaluation prior to wearing the respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
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. On or about October 15, 2019, an employee who wore a NIOSH approved 3M respirator while dry cutting granite in the Fabrication Area had not been fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
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. On or about October 15, 2019, an employee who wore a NIOSH approved 3M respirator while dry cutting granite in the Fabrication Area had not received respirator training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1053 E01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,475 · Current $885 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica was, or could have been reasonably expected to be, in excess of the PEL: a. A fabricator dry cutting granite in the Fabrication Area was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 82.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), 1.6 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 µg/m3. The sampling was performed for 168 minutes on October 16, 2019. The employer did not establish a regulated area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $885
- — Z (S) $1475
1910.1053 F02 I
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,475 · Current $885 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan: a. On or about October 16, 2019, an employee was exposed to respirable crystalline silica above the permissible exposure limit when dry cutting on granite and the employer had not established and implemented a written silica exposure control plan.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $885
- — Z (S) $1475
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020
- 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 October 15, 2019, fabrication shop, extension cords providing current to fans hanging from the ceiling area were being used as permanent wiring and strung against the ceiling.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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