OSHA Inspection: DISCOVER QUARTZ AND GRANITE, LLC

Issued

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $6775.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

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. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: 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 place. Three employees working in the polishing area were observed wearing  N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators while performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone.

Issued

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece was used, and at least annually thereafter:  a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not ensure that employees wearing N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators  were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator. Three employees working in the polishing area were observed wearing N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators while performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone.

Issued

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):   a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not provide respirator training to employees required to wear N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators before starting work. Three employees working in the polishing area were observed wearing N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators while performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone.

Issued

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $4840.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

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. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area, the employer did not assess the exposure of each employee that was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level.  Employees were observed performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone. OSHA sampling revealed that a fabricator was exposed to crystalline silica at an at an 8-hour TWA of 55.30 mcg/m3, approximately 1.096 times the OSHA-PEL of 50 mcg/m3. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 415 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 65 minute unsampled period.

Issued

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $4840.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that at least the following respirable crystalline silica-specific hazards were addressed during hazard communication training - cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects:   a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area, the employer did not ensure that at least the following respirable crystalline silica-specific hazards were addressed during hazard communication training - cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects. Three employees were observed performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone.

Issued

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area.  a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area. Employees assigned to the polishing area were not trained on the possible occupational hazards and exposure to chemicals such as, but not limited to, Crystalline Silica 51-90 % SiO2, Solido Quarzo, Bar Keepers Friend Soft Cleanser, and Catalizzatore Fast.