OSHA Inspection: JONES STONE & MARBLE, INC.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $4,610

Hazardous substances 9000

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) In the facility, on or about February 6, 2024 - The employer did not assess the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level of 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an 8-hour TWA. In the shop, employees are exposed to various levels of respirable crystalline silica when performing abrasive blasting, cutting, and grinding/polishing on natural and engineered stone.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Abate by

Aug 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee was trained in accordance with the provisions of HCS and paragraph (j)(3) of this section:  a) In the facility, on or about February 6, 2024 - The employer did not ensure that each employee was trained in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200 and paragraph (j)(3) of 29 CFR 1910.1053 that includes the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica; the specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica; the 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; the contents of this section; and the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (i) of this section.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Abate by

Aug 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(3)(ii): The employer did not make a copy of the silica standard readily available without cost to each employee covered by this section:  a) In the facility, on or about February 6, 2024 - The employer did not make a copy of the silica standard readily available to employees who were exposed to respirable crystalline silica during work operations.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Abate by

Aug 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contained at least the following elements: a description of the tasks in the workplace that involve exposure to respirable crystalline silica; a description of the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica for each task; and a description of the housekeeping measures used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica:  a) In the facility, on or about February 6, 2024 - The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan to determine which tasks in the workplace involve exposure to respirable crystalline silica and which engineering controls and work practices the employer planned to implement to limit employee exposure during each listed task.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Abate by

Aug 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $4,610

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii):  The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:  a) In the facility, on or about February 6, 2024 - The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator successfully completed training prior to operating a powered industrial truck. Employees operate forklifts to transport stone slabs in and out of the shop and on and off delivery trucks without proper certification.

Issued

Jul 24, 2024

Abate by

Aug 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection 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:   a) In the facility, on or about February 6, 2024 - The employer did not establish those elements of a written respirator program that describes how employees who voluntarily wear half-mask elastomeric respirators are determined to be medically able to use that respirator in the workplace.