OSHA Inspection: BZ STONE SOLUTIONS, LLC

Issued

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:  (a) New residential construction located on Lot #1 at 5130 Briarstone Ridge Way, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Driveway: On or about 05/16/2020, the employer exposed employees to silica exposure while cutting granite countertops, in that a Makita (Model - 9566CV) 6-inch Grinder with diamond saw wheel was used to cut a granite countertop without a shroud or any other engineering control as listed in Table-1 to eliminate silica dust while dry cutting the granite slab.

Issued

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  (a) New residential construction located on Lot #1 at 5130 Briarstone Ridge Way, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Driveway: On or about 05/16/2020, employees were permitted in areas where granite was being cut without engineering controls and employees walked and worked in close proximity to the cutting area where the silica dust was present.