OSHA Inspection: SILVERMINE STONE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Jan 26, 2021

Abate by

Mar 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $3,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as described in 29 CFR 1910.28 Table D-2-Stairway Handrail Requirements.  (a) Batch mixer area; Each open side of a stairway leading up to the batch mixer's outfeed chute (hopper) was not equipped with stair rails.

Issued

Jan 26, 2021

Abate by

Mar 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,800 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:  (a) Concrete batch mixing area; On or about January 7, 2021, the employer did not establish and implement elements of a written respirator program to ensure that employees voluntarily wearing full-face respirators were medically able to use the respirator and that the respirator was cleaned as required.

Issued

Jan 26, 2021

Abate by

Mar 17, 2021

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:   (a) Concrete batch mixing area; On or about January 7, 2021, Medical evaluations were not provided before employees wore full-face respirators.

Issued

Jan 26, 2021

Abate by

Mar 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) Concrete batch mixing area; Each employee who voluntarily wore a full-face respirator did not receive training in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard to inform them of the hazards associated with using respirators.