OSHA Inspection: SIGNATURE CABINETRY

Issued

Jan 10, 2023

Abate by

Jan 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,481 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have:  29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function; or  a.) On or about August 23, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that employees required to use a tight-fitting half face respirator when polishing and fabricating quartz countertops did not have facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face of the exposed employee.

Issued

Jan 10, 2023

Abate by

Mar 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(1):Exposure assessment-(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is 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.) On or before August 23, 2022, the employer did not assess respirable crystalline silica exposure of polishers and fabricators.

Issued

Jan 10, 2023

Abate by

Mar 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(i)(1)(i):Medical surveillance-(1) General. (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.  On or about October 25th, 2022, employees working in the polishing area and the fabrication area were exposed to respirable crystallin silica   in excess of the 8 hour time weighted average limit (TWA) for the action limit, and the employer did not provide these employees with medical surveillance.  a.) A fabricator employee performing granite polishing/cutting duties was exposed to an 8-hour TWA for respirable crystalline quartz silica of 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter air during a 426 minute sampling period. This exposure level exceeded the action limit of 25 micrograms per cubic meter air.   b.) A fabricator employee performing granite polishing/cutting duties was exposed to an 8-hour TWA for respirable crystalline quartz silica of 58.75 micrograms per cubic meter air during a 470 minute sampling period. This exposure level exceeded the action limit of 25 micrograms per cubic meter air.

Issued

Jan 10, 2023

Abate by

Jan 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(1)(i):Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee shall be cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition;  a.) On or about August 23, 2022, respirators that were issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition .

Issued

Jan 10, 2023

Abate by

Jan 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1910.134(h)(2): Storage. The employer shall ensure that respirators are stored as follows:  29 CFR  1910.134(h)(2)(i):All respirators shall be stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and they shall be packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.  a.) On or about August 23, 2022 respirators that employees indicated were being used were not stored in a manner to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valves.

Issued

Jan 10, 2023

Abate by

Feb 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k):Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.  a.) On or about August 23, 2022 the employer did not provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training was not comprehensive and did not occur annually.