OSHA Inspection: SIGNATURE MARBLE & GRANITE LLC

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 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 1910.95(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:  a) On or about October 31, 2019, in the fabrication area, an employee working as a granite fabricator was exposed to continuous noise levels at 128.7% (91.8 dBA) of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) during the 326 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 154 minute period not sampled. The employer did not have a continuing and effective hearing conservation program.  b) On or about October 31, 2019, in the fabrication area, an employee working as a granite fabricator was exposed to continuous noise levels at 91.28% (89.3 dBA) of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) during the 323 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 157 minute period not sampled. The employer did not have a continuing and effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a) In the fabrication area, on or about October 31, 2019 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respirable dust and silica hazards, in that, they had not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear 3M half-faced respirators with 7093 dual particulate cartridges while performing granite fabrication.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 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) In the fabrication area, on or about October 31, 2019 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respirable dust and silica hazards, in that, they had not provided medical evaluations for employees required to wear 3M half-faced respirators with 7093 dual particulate cartridges while performing granite fabrication.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) In the fabrication area, on or about October 31, 2019 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respirable dust and silica hazards, in that, they had not fit tested employees required to wear 3M half-faced respirators with 7093 dual particulate cartridges while performing granite fabrication.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 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 mcg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:  a) In the fabrication area, on or about October 31, 2019, while fabricating granite, an employee was exposed to respirable dust containing crystalline silica at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 138.125 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of air, which was 2.76 times the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50.0 mcg/m3. Sampling was performed for 325 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 155 minutes.

Issued

2020-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) In the fabrication area, on or about October 31, 2019, the employer exposed employees to respirable dust containing crystalline silica without having a written hazard communication program.