OSHA Inspection: MODLICH STONEWORKS INC.

Issued

Apr 17, 2024

Abate by

May 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $4,610

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(3)(i): Scheduled monitoring option. (i) The employer shall perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where several employees perform the same tasks on the same shift and in the same work area, the employer may sample a representative fraction of these employees in order to meet this requirement. In representative sampling, the employer shall sample the employee(s) who are expected to have the highest exposure to respirable crystalline silica.  a. On or before January 18, 2024, the employer did not conduct initial monitoring to determine the respirable crystalline silica exposures of employees in the workplace.

Issued

Apr 17, 2024

Abate by

May 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $4,610

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a. On or before January 18, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, crystalline silica.

Issued

Apr 17, 2024

Abate by

May 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.   a. On or before January 18, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication training program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, crystalline silica.

Issued

Apr 17, 2024

Abate by

May 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.   a. On or before January 18, 2024, the employer did not obtain a safety data sheet for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, crystalline silica.