OSHA Inspection: ENTERPRISE FLOORING SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.  a) Shop area: On March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to crush-by hazards in that the employer permitted employees to operate a forklift without wearing a seatbelt.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $2486.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(1): 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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section:  a) Granite Saw Operator: On or about March 30, 2022, and times prior, the employer exposed employees to an 8-hour calculated Time Weighted Average (TWA) respirable crystalline silica of 33.78 micrograms per cubic meter of air which is 1.35 times the Action level (AL) of 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air.  Results were calculated based on a 282-minute sampling period conducted. 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) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section of the standard.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  a) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and times prior the employer exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica hazards in that the employer did not develop or implement a written exposure control plan to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:  29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto; the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that the employer required the employees cutting and polishing granite to wear half facepiece tight fitting elastomeric respirators. The employer had not developed and implemented a written respirator program.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(g)(2):Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:  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) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to wear half facepiece tight fitting respirators without providing the employees with medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(g)(2):Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:  29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by providing and requiring employees to wear half facepiece tight fitting respirators without fit testing employees prior to initial use of the respirators.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Granite cutting area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica hazards at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. The employer did not provide employees with medical surveillance as required by the standard.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $2486.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:  a) Shop area: On or about March  30, 2022 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to struck-by and crushed-by hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a CAT 30 forklift with a homemade attachment clamp for transporting granite. The forklift attachment was not certified by the manufacturer of the forklift or an approved engineer, and did not have updated instruction plates, tags, or decals.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s)  a) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto the employer did not take out of service a defective Caterpillar 30 forklift with exposed side wiring,  horn not working and back-up light not working.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  a) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022 and at times prior thereto the employer did not have a written workplace hazard assessment that identified the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards by failing to provide employees who voluntarily wear dust masks with basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that forklift operators were allowed to operate forklifts without having been evaluated at least once every three years.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(3)(ii): The employer did not make a copy of this section readily available without cost to each employee covered by this section:  a) Granite cutting area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica hazards during the cutting and/or polishing of granite. The employer did not provide exposed employees with a copy of the respirable crystalline silica standard.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Shop area: On or about, March 30, 2022, and at times prior, thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, such as but not limited to primers, adhesives, and granite sealant without providing employees with a written hazard communications program.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) Shop area: On or about March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were not provided with safety data sheets for the chemicals they used, such as but not limited to; primers, adhesives, and granite sealant.

Issued

2022-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Shop area: On and about, March 30, 2022, and at times prior thereto; the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards from the chemicals they used in that  employees were not provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment. Employees used products containing hazardous chemicals including but not limited to, primers, adhesives, and sealants.