OSHA Inspection: TEXAS SPECIALTY SANDS LLC

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $11500.00 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

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10360.00 · Current $7500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 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

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10360.00 · Current $7500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 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

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 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

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 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