OSHA Inspection: UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC.

Issued

Mar 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,969 · Current $7,969

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   a) At the worksite, where there was no quick drenching or flushing station for employees that handle Lime.

Issued

Mar 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.141(d)(2)(ii):  Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water:   a) At the worksite, where the lavatory was not provided with running water.

Issued

Mar 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.141(d)(2)(iii):  Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:      a) At the worksite, where the lavatory was not provided with hand soap or a cleaning agent.

Issued

Mar 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,641 · Current $6,641

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1):  Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located, and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a) At the worksite, where the employer did not ensure that fire extinguishers were readily accessible.

Issued

Mar 14, 2023

Abate by

Apr 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $10,938

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2):  Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 ppm:   a)  At the worksite on September 28, 2022, where an employee was exposed to carbon monoxide (CO) during a 340-minute occupational exposure at a mean calculated 1514.0 ppm CO level (SAE = 0.544).  The %COHb in the employee's blood reached a calculated peak level of 68.6%.  Atmospheric pressure, height, weight, activity levels, tobacco smoking behavior, and other factors were taken into account.  The 8-hour TWA exposure was 1072.4 ppm CO (SAE = 0.545), which is 21.45 times the OSHA PEL of ppm CO.  An SAE of 0.545 is applicable for the following dose-related exposures:  The calculated dose was 514770.0 ppm CO-minutes.  The effective half-life of CO after exposure was 85 minutes.  The calculation assumed 21.0% O2 during exposure.  21.0% O2 after exposure.  And 100% O2 for the 63 minutes just prior to sampling.

Issued

Mar 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $10,938

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(i): The employee training did not include the methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area:   a) At the worksite on September 28, 2022, and times prior thereto, where the employer did not provide methods and observations to detect carbon monoxide inside of the conex container.

Issued

Mar 14, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $746 · Current $746

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) At the worksite, where the employer did not maintain a safety data sheet for the Lime.