OSHA Inspection: FOX CHAPEL STONE & SUPPLY INC.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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 15, 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 cutting and grinding/polishing on natural and engineered stone.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who was occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year:  a) In the facility, on or about February 15, 2024 - The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee who was exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level of 25 mcg/m3 for 30 or more days per year.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 15, 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

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 15, 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

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:   a) In the facility, on or about February 15, 2024 - The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, to employees who are provided dual cartridge half-mask elastomeric respirators for voluntary usage.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   a) In the facility, on or about February 15, 2024 - The employer did not establish those elements of a written respirator program that describes how employees who voluntarily wear dual cartridge half-mask elastomeric respirators are determined to be medically able to use that respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the 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, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  a) In the facility, on or about February 15, 2024 - The employer did not develop, implement and maintain a written hazard communication program at the facility.  Employees work with hazardous materials including,  but not limited to, respirable crystalline silica, adhesives, and solvents.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

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) In the facility, on or about February 15, 2024 - The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment. Employees work with hazardous materials including, but not limited to, respirable crystalline silica, adhesives, and solvents.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 15, 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

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) In the facility, on or about February 15, 2024 - The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace.  Employees work with hazardous materials including, but not limited to, respirable crystalline silica, adhesives, and solvents.