OSHA Inspection: SUDBURY GRANITE & MARBLE, INC.

Issued

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    In the production area at 12 Rosenfeld Drive Hopedale, MA: On or about 11/1/19, employees polishing countertops were exposed to 52% and 51.5% of the action level (AL) for noise which is equivalent to 88.3 dBA and 87.5 dBA over an 8-hour time-weighted averages (TWA), and the employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.  Sampling was conducted for 583 and 578 minutes, respectively, and AL adjustment for 10-hour shifts for a 50% dose is 83.4 dBA.

Issued

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii): Where mobile test vans were used to meet the audiometric testing obligation, the employer did not obtain a valid baseline audiogram within 1 year of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level:    In the production area at 12 Rosenfeld Drive Hopedale, MA: On or about 11/1/19, an employee polishing countertops was exposed to 51.5% of the action level (AL) for noise which is 87.5 dBA over an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA), and the employer did not obtain a valid baseline audiogram within one year of the employee's first exposure at or above the action level (AL).  Sampling was conducted for 578 minutes and the AL adjustment for 10-hour shifts for a 50% dose is 83.4 dBA.

Issued

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :    In the production area at 12 Rosenfeld Drive Hopedale, MA: On or about 11/1/19, an employee polishing countertops was exposed to 51.5% of the action level (AL) which is equivalent to 88.3 dBA over an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA), and the employer did not obtain a new audiogram at least annually.   Sampling was conducted for 578 minutes and the AL adjustment for 10-hour shifts for a 50% dose is 83.4 dBA.

Issued

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1137.00 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 11/1/19, an employee polishing countertops voluntarily wore a 3M elastomeric half-face respirator, and the employer did not ensure that the employee was medically able to use the respirator.

Issued

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:    Shop Area, 12 Rosenfeld Drive Hopedale, MA: On or about 10/18/19, employees were observed using an overhead crane which had not received a complete periodic inspection of the crane in the last 12 months in accordance with the requirements in 1910.179(j)(2) and paragraphs 1910.179(j)(3)(I) through (j)(3)(x).    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1137.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:    On the shop floor at 12 Rosenfeld Drive Hopedale, MA: On or about 11/1/19, employees were using handheld grinders with water delivery attached, to polish countertops which contained silica, and the employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for silica.

Issued

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  On or about 11/1/19, an employee polishing countertops wore a 3M elastomeric half-face respirator, and was not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.