OSHA Inspection: TEXAS T GRANITE, LLC

Issued

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees wearing respirators while working on granite countertops and exposed them to adverse health effects associated with respirable silica.

Issued

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to use a respirator while cutting, grinding, and polishing granite slabs; exposing employees to hazardous atmospheric conditions.

Issued

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  The employer did not provide the basic advisory on respirators to employees wearing respirators while working on granite countertops and exposed them to adverse health effects associated with respirable silica.