LOWELL, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN STONECRAFT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of AMERICAN STONECRAFT, INC. in 133 CONGRESS STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 344540489.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN STONECRAFT, INC.
- Site address
- 133 CONGRESS STREET
- City
- LOWELL
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01852
- Mailing
- 133 CONGRESS STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852
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
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,735 · Current $400 Reduced
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. Location: Facility On or about January 7, 2019, medical evaluations to determine the employees ability to use tight fitting elastomeric respirators were not performed prior to donning the 3M respirators with P100 cartridges.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $400
- · Z (S) $1735
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $325 · Current $200 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. Location: Office On or about January 7, 2020, a written respiratory protection program was not established for voluntarily use of the 3M elastomeric respirators.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $200
- · Z (O) $325
1910.134 K01 I
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 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. Location: Workshop On or about January 7, 2020, employees utilizing the 3M elastomeric respirators were not provided training covering why the respirator was necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance could compromise the protective effect of the respirator.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $325 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Location: Workshop On or about January 7, 2020, an identification or evaluation of respirable crystalline silica was not completed for the workshop.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $325
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344540489.
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