OSHA Inspection: AJ MARBLE & GRANITE, INC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a) Fabrication Shop: Employees engaged in customized cutting and polishing of quartz and marble countertops, are required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators and half-mask dual cartridge respirators. The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for affected employees, on or about 10/12/23.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

May 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Fabrication Shop: Employees are required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators and Honeywell North 7700 series half-mask respirators, while cutting and polishing quartz and marble countertops. The employer did not ensure that affected employees were medically evaluated prior to wearing respiratory protection, on or about 10/12/23.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

May 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  a) Fabrication Shop: Employees engaged in customized cutting and polishing of quartz and marble countertops, are required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators and half-mask dual cartridge respirators. The employer did not ensure that affected employees were fit tested prior to wearing respiratory protection, on or about 10/12/23.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) Fabrication Shop: Employees engaged in customized cutting and polishing of quartz and marble countertops, are required to wear N95 filtering facepiece respirators and half-mask dual cartridge respirators. The employer did conduct training for affected employees on the use, maintenance, and limitations of using respiratory protection, on or about 10/12/23.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(3)(i): The employer shall ensure that each employee covered by this section can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the following: (A)The health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica; (B) Specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica; (C) Specific measures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, including engineering controls, work practices, and respirators to be used;  (D)The contents of this section; (E) The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (i) of this section:  a) Fabrication Shop: Employees are required to cut and polish quartz and marble countertops which contains respirable crystalline silica. The employer did not ensure that affected employees were trained on specific control measures for preventing exposure and information on health hazards associated with respirable crystalline silica, on or about 10/12/23.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Fabrication Shop: Employees are required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, hydraulic oil, acetone, bleach, and heavy-duty cleaner. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program, on or about 10/12/23.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

Apr 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  a) Fabrication Shop: The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, quartz/stone countertops, hydraulic oil, crown acetone, bleach, quartz/granite countertops, and heavy-duty cleaner, on or about 10/12/23.

Issued

Apr 3, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1) :Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Fabrication Shop: Employees are required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, hydraulic oil, acetone, bleach, and heavy duty cleaner. The employer did not provide affected employees with training on the safe methods to follow when working with hazardous chemicals and substances, on or about 10/12/23.