OSHA Inspection: CENTURY GRANITE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  a) Sand Blasting Area; On or about January 30, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that employees exposed to silica and who were wearing a tight fitted respirator without being medically cleared.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:  a) Sand Blasting Area; On or about January 30, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that employees exposed to silica and who were wearing a tight fitted respirator were not fit tested annually.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  a) Sand Blasting Area; On or about January 30, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that employees exposed to silica and were not monitored to establish exposure levels.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $0.00 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.  a) Sand Blasting Area; On or about January 30, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that employees exposed to silica were not provided medical surveillance.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(i)(2):The employer did not make available an initial (baseline) medical examination within 30 days after initial assignment when the employee had not received a medical examination that meets the requirements of this section within the last three years:  a) Sand Blasting Area; On or about January 30, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that employees exposed to silica were not provided an initial medical examination upon hiring and/or beginning work with silica.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(i)(3):The employer did not make available medical examinations that include the procedures described in paragraph (i)(2) of this section (except paragraph (i)(2)(v)) at least every three years, or more frequently if recommended by the PLHCP:  a) Sand Blasting Area; On or about January 30, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that employees exposed to silica were not provided continual medical examinations.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2):The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:  a) Sand Blasting Area; On or about 01/30/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that employees exposed to silica do not have an appropriate cartridge change out schedule established for P-100 cartridges that were not equipped with ESLI.