OSHA Inspection: CORNERSTONE ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,277 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  Establishment - The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for employees required to use respirators.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Establishment - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation prior to employee's use of a 3M, fitted, half face respirator.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  Establishment - The employer did not ensure that employees, using a 3M, fitted, half face respirator, had a fit test prior to use.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:  Establishment - The employer did not ensure that employees, spraying muriatic acid solutions and concrete, properly cleaned their 3M, fitted, half face respirators after use.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  Establishment - The employer did not ensure that respirators were properly stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of why the respirator was necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance could compromise the protective effect of the respirator:  Establishment - The employer did not ensure that employees, using respirators, had appropriate training such as, but not limited to, respirator fit, usage, and maintenance prior to use.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Establishment - The employer did not have suitable facilities, for the quick drenching or flushing of eyes and body, where employees were working with corrosive materials such as muriatic acid.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,277 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   Establishment - The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program for employees using hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, items containing silica and muriatic acid.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  Establishment - Safety data sheets were not available for all hazardous chemicals used in the workplace such as, but not limited to, muriatic acid, Portland cement, Holland sand, and Q-Rock.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  Establishment - The employer did not provide effective information and training to employees using hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, muriatic acid, Q-Rok graded quartzite, Federal White Portland Cement, Patriot Blast, Lehigh Portland Cement, and Holliston Sand.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):    Establishment - The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in their hazard communication program for workers who are exposed to silica when using materials such as, but not limited to, Q-Rok graded quartzite, Federal White Portland Cement, Patriot Blast, Lehigh Portland Cement, and Holliston Sand.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(3)(i): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  Establishment - The employer did not perform initial personal sampling for silica to assess each employee's exposure for each job classification in each work area.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Abate by

Jun 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,000 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:  Establishment- The employer did not establish a written silica exposure control plan for employees using materials containing silica such as, but not limited to, Q-Rok graded quartzite, Federal White Portland Cement, Patriot Blast, Lehigh Portland Cement, and Holliston Sand.

Issued

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Establishment - The employer did not provide employees, using dust mask respirators on a voluntary basis, the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.