OSHA Inspection: SAULO'S GRANITE, LLC

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,966 · Current $1,180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a) (2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:     a. 4525 Stonegate Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain, GA (Shop Cutting Area) - Employees were exposed to slip hazard.  The employees are cutting granite using a  wet method process. There were puddles of water which has accumulated on the floor.  Employees are walking through the water to access areas of the shop.  The accumulated water is not clean up or push into the floor drain on a regular basis. The floors are slippery, causing employees to slip and slide on the floor, in close proximity to the machines, on or about 01/16/2020.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,622 · Current $1,573 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a) (3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:       a.  4525 Stonegate Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain, GA (Shop Cutting Area) - The employees was exposed to entrapment hazard.  The designated, marked, and identified emergency exit door and route in the shop area was blocked with several large fixed machineries (cutting granite table saws) making it difficult to access in the event of an emergency, on or about 01/16/2020.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    a.  4525 Stonegate Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain, GA (Fabrication Shop Area) - The employees was exposed to entrapment hazard. - The designated emergency exit doors were not marked and/or identified as to its use.  The emergency exit was not displayed with the sign indicating "EXIT" above the door which is designated as an emergency exit door, on or about 01/16/2020.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,622 · Current $1,573 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:         a.  4525 Stonegate Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain, GA (Fabrication Shop Area) - The employees was exposed  to fire hazard.  Employees are transferring/pouring flammable liquid, Class 3 from a 4 gallon can into a 4oz plastic cup to mix with a hardener use for sealing up granite cracks. The flammable liquid is not being drawn from an approved self-closing valve, on or about 01/16/2020.

Issued

May 15, 2020

Abate by

Jul 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,622 · Current $1,573 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is 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.  4525 Stonegate Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain, GA (Shop Area) - Employees were exposed to struck-by hazard.  The employer did not provide the proper powered industrial training, prior to designating and allowing employees to operates the sit-down Toyota forklift, or about 01/16/2020.