OSHA Inspection: GRANITE -N- MARBLE C'BUS LLC.

Issued

Feb 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $1,729 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(3): Vertical portable grinders. Safety guards used on machines known as right angle head or vertical portable grinders shall have a maximum exposure angle of 180 deg., and the guard shall be so located so as to be between the operator and the wheel during use. Adjustment of guard shall be such that pieces of an accidentally broken wheel will be deflected away from the operator.  a. On or about October 12, 2023, an employee was using a Makita 9565CV angle grinder with a cut off wheel to cut a quartz countertop. The employer did not ensure that the angle grinder was equipped with a safety guard, thereby exposing the employee to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 2, 2024

Abate by

May 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $1,729 Reduced

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 about October 12, 2023, the employer failed to assess the exposure for employees that are or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level. Employees in the workplace performed tasks such as, but not limited to, drilling, polishing, and cutting granite and quartz countertops.

Issued

Feb 2, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): Written exposure control plan. (i) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements required by 29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)(A-C):  a. On or about October 12, 2023, the employer failed to establish and implement a written exposure control plan for the workplace. The employer did not have a written description of the tasks that involved exposure to respirable crystalline silica, a written description of the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used to limit exposure for each task, or a written description of housekeeping measures.  Employees using angle grinders, polishers and CNC machines were exposed to inhalation hazards associated with silica exposure.

Issued

Feb 2, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  a. On or about October 12, 2023, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for employees required to use tight-fitting facepiece respirators while operating the Bridge Saw CNC and angle grinders in the production area.

Issued

Feb 2, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1):General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a. On or about October 12, 2023, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for laborers required to wear N-95 and tight-fitting half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

Feb 2, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.  a. On or about October 12, 2023, the employer did not provide fit tests for employees required to were N-95 and half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

Feb 2, 2024

Abate by

Apr 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a. On or about October 12, 2023, the employer did not document the workplace hazard assessment through written certification.