OSHA Inspection: B.C. STONE, INC.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jul 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $10,151

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air, calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  a) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - The employer did not ensure no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable silica in excess of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air, calculated as an 8-hour TWA.  An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 117-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 2.3 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).  The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 468-minute period.  b) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - The employer did not ensure no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable silica in excess of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air, calculated as an 8-hour TWA.  An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 193-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 3.9 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).  The exposure level is derived from one sample collected over a 460-minute period.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jul 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:  a) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 117-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 2.3 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Engineering and work practice controls were not used to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL.    b) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 193-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 3.9 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Engineering and work practice controls were not used to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(g)(1): Where respiratory protection was required by this section, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of this paragraph and 29 CFR 1910.134:  a) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 117-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 2.3 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), and the employer did not provide employees with appropriate respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of this paragraph and OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134.  b) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 193-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 3.9 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), and the employer did not provide employees with appropriate respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of this paragraph and OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and provide an appropriate respirator based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed:  a) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 117-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 2.3 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air, and the employer did not provide appropriate respiratory protection where it was required to protect the health of the employee.    b) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - An employee designated as a fabricator was exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 193-micrograms per cubic meter of air, approximately 3.9 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air, and the employer did not provide appropriate respiratory protection where it was required to protect the health of the employee.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica was, or could have been reasonably expected to be, in excess of the PEL:  a) In the facility, on or about March 29, 2022 - The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica was, or could have been reasonably expected to be in excess of the PEL.  Two employees designated as fabricators were exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust at a TWA level of 117 micrograms per cubic meter of air over a 468-minute sampling period and 193 micrograms per cubic meter of air over a 460-minute sampling period.  The exposures were approximately 2.3 times and 3.9 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air respectively, and a regulated area was not established by the employer.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year:  a) In the facility, on or about December 15, 2021 - Medical surveillance was not made available to each employee occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level of 25-micrograms per cubic meter of air  for 30 or more days per year.