GRAND ISLAND, NE —
OSHA Inspection: GREAT PLAINS COUNTERTOPS
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of GREAT PLAINS COUNTERTOPS in 325 NORTH ELM STREET, GRAND ISLAND, NE 68801 (NAICS 337110). OSHA activity number 345972582.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GREAT PLAINS COUNTERTOPS
- Site address
- 325 NORTH ELM STREET
- City
- GRAND ISLAND
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68801
- Mailing
- 1740 BILL BABKA DRIVE, COLUMBUS, NE 68601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 337110
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $1,492 Reduced
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: Employees engaged in wood and stone countertop manufacturing and instillation activities at the Great Plains Countertops, LLC, located at 325 North Elm Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, and its customer locations, were exposed to respiratory hazards in that employees were not medically evaluated for respirator usage before employee usage of respirators as required by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1491.6
- — Z (S) $2486
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: Employees engaged in wood and stone countertop manufacturing and instillation activities at the Great Plains Countertops, LLC, located at 325 North Elm Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, and its customer locations, were exposed to respiratory hazards in that employees were not fit-tested for respirator usage before employee usage of respirators as required by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,972 · Current $2,983 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a):The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes. Employees engaged in wood countertop manufacturing activities at the Great Plains Countertop, LLC, located at 325 North Elm Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, were exposed to methylene chloride hazards in that employee's hands were not protected from skin absorption of harmful substance(s) containing methylene chloride.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2983.2
- — Z (S) $4972
1910.1052 D01 I
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,144 · Current $2,486 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i):Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure: Employees engaged in wood countertop manufacturing activities at the Great Plains Countertops, LLC, located at 325 North Elm Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, were exposed to methylene chloride hazards in that employees were exposed to chemical(s) containing methylene chloride without the exposure level being determined and/or assessed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2486.4
- — Z (S) $4144
1910.1053 D01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,144 · Current $2,486 Reduced
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: Employees engaged in stone countertop manufacturing activities at the Great Plains Countertops, LLC, located at 325 North Elm Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, were exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards in that employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica when conducting cutting and manufacturing activities without being assessed for exposure by either a performance option or a scheduled monitoring.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2486.4
- — Z (S) $4144
1910.1053 F02 I
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i):The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan: Employees engaged in stone countertop manufacturing activities at the Great Plains Countertops, LLC, located at 325 North Elm Street, Grand Island, Nebraska, were exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards in that employees were engaged in cutting and manufacturing activities with silica containing materials without a exposure control plan in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345972582.
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