OSHA Inspection: PREMIER MARBLE AND GRANITE

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:      a) Facility: Fire exit route of egress was obstructed due to granite slabs that were placed in front of the door as observed on or about 11/21/2019.    NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2307.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): A representative monitoring program was not developed and implemented when information indicated that an employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8 hour time weighted average of 85dBA.    A representative monitoring program was not developed for employees with the following exposures:      a) Facility:  An operator was exposed to continuous noise levels in excess of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (Action Level).  The employee's dosimeters dBA level was 70.2% of the action level (85dBA) and was equivalent to approximately 87.4 dBA. The sampling was performed for 422 during one shift on 12/2/2019. Zero exposure was assumed for all unsampled time periods.     a) Facility:  An operator was exposed to continuous noise levels in excess of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (Action Level).  The employee's dosimeters dBA level was 106.8% of the action level (85dBA) and was equivalent to approximately 90.5 dBA. The sampling was performed for 421 during one shift on 12/22/2019. Zero exposure was assumed for all unsampled time periods.      NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2307.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms could be compared:    An audiometric testing program which included a baseline reading was not developed for an employee with the following exposure:    a) Facility:  An operator was exposed to continuous noise levels in excess of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (Action Level).  The employee's dosimeters dBA level was 106.8% of the action level (85dBA) and was equivalent to approximately 90.5 dBA. The sampling was performed for 421 during one shift on 12/22/2019. Zero exposure was assumed for all unsampled time periods.      NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-31 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 :    An annual audiogram was not obtained for an employee with the following exposure:    a) Facility:  An operator was exposed to continuous noise levels in excess of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (Action Level).  The employee's dosimeters dBA level was 70.2% of the action level (85dBA) and was equivalent to approximately 87.4 dBA. The sampling was performed for 422 during one shift on 12/2/2019. Zero exposure was assumed for all unsampled time periods.        NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      a)Facility: The site did not develop and implement a LOTO program consisting of energy control, procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for the change out of saw blades for the Yukon II, SER 201783 saw used to cut granite as observed on 11/21/2019.    NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $1267.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial trucks were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    a) Facility:  The Toyota brand propane powered forklift used a grapple attachment, Vestil brand model LM-EBT 4-24 without the  forklift manufacturer's written approval,  on 11/21/2019.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a)  Facility: The Employer did not ensure that a powered industrial truck operator who drove a Toyota brand forklift was provided training as required by this paragraph, as observed on 11/21/19.      NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-29 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:    a) Facility: Employee(s) provided 3M  brand N95 NIOSH approved filtering face piece respirators  for voluntary use were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D as of 11/21/2019.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.