TUNKHANNOCK, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: TEXAS SPECIALTY SANDS LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of TEXAS SPECIALTY SANDS LLC in 105 STATE ROAD 92 SOUTH, TUNKHANNOCK, PA 18657 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 345940654.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TEXAS SPECIALTY SANDS LLC
- Site address
- 105 STATE ROAD 92 SOUTH
- City
- TUNKHANNOCK
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18657
- Mailing
- 381 SHINER ROAD, TOWANDA, PA 18848
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213112
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.140 C13 I
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $11,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.140(c)(13)(i): Anchorages were not capable of supporting at least 5000 pounds (22.2 kN) for each employee attached: a) 105 State Road 92 South, Tunkhannock, PA: An employee sweeping sand off the top of a trailer mounted Sand Box was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately twelve feet and was not protected from falling, on or about May 5, 2022. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $11500
- · Z (S) $14502
1910.1053 H01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,360 · Current $7,500 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(h)(1):The employer allowed dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica and wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods that minimize the likelihood of exposure were feasible: a) 105 State Road 92 South, Tunkhannock, PA: The employer did not prohibit dry sweeping or dry brushing on top of the Sand Boxes when the use of a vacuum was feasible at the site, on or about May 5, 2022. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7500
- · Z (S) $10360
1910.1053 I01 I
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,360 · Current $7,500 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer shall make medical surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who will be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year: a) 105 State Road 92 South, Tunkhannock, PA: An employee, loader operator, was exposed to respirable crystalline silica at an 8 hour time weighted average of 25.4 micrograms per cubic meter of air (�g/M3) while loading proppant into sand boxes and no medical surveillance was made available to the exposed employee, on or about May 5, 2022. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7500
- · Z (S) $10360
1910.1053 F02 I A
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)(A):The exposure control plan did not contain a description of the tasks in the workplace that involve exposure to respirable crystalline silica: a) 105 State Road 92 South, Tunkhannock, PA: The exposure control plan did not contain a description of the tasks in the workplace that involve exposure to respirable crystalline silica including the site specific use of belt conveyors to transfer proppant from railcars to trailer mounted Sand Box containers, on or about May 5, 2022. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1053 F02 I B
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)(B): The exposure control plan did not contain a description of the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica for each task: a) 105 State Road 92 South, Tunkhannock, PA: The exposure control plan did not contain a description of the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica during the site specific use of belt conveyors to transfer proppant from railcars to trailer mounted Sand Box containers, on or about May 5, 2022. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345940654.
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