WILMINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: THE GRANITE PLACE INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of THE GRANITE PLACE INC. in 5 WALTHAM STREET, WILMINGTON, MA 01887 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 347316309.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THE GRANITE PLACE INC.
- Site address
- 5 WALTHAM STREET
- City
- WILMINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01887
- Mailing
- 5 WALTHAM STREET, WILMINGTON, MA 01887
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327991
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,452 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: Location: Fabrication On or about 4/26/2024, an employee conducting handheld fabrication work was exposed to a continuous noise level at 349.8% dose of the permissible daily noise exposure, or an equivalent sound level of 94.0 dbA during the 442-minute sampling period.
Recent events (6)
- — F $6000
- — C $13240
- — Z $13240
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,200 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Location: CNC machine and handheld fabrication areas On or about 3/1/2024, assessment of respiratory hazards including but not limited to respirable crystalline silica, was not conducted prior to providing and requiring employees to don tight fitting half face elastomeric respirators equipped with P100 filter cartridges.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1200
- — C (S) $2765
- — Z (S) $2765
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $1,200 Reduced
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. Location: CNC machine and handheld fabrication areas On or 3/1/2024, employees required to don tight fitting half face elastomeric respirators equipped with P100 filter cartridge were not provided medical evaluations prior to required use.
Recent events (6)
- — F $2000
- — C $5674
- — Z $5674
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT). Location: CNC machine and handheld fabrication areas On or 3/1/2024, employees required to don tight fitting half face elastomeric respirators equipped with P100 filter cartridge were not provided fit tests prior to required use.
Recent events (6)
- — F $0
- — C $0
- — Z $0
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $518 · Current $200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: Location: CNC machine and handheld fabrication areas On or about 3/1/2024, a written respirator program was not developed or implemented with worksite specific procedures for required respirator use.
Recent events (6)
- — F $500
- — C $800
- — Z $800
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace. Location CNC machine and handheld fabrication areas On or about 3/1/2024, employees required to don tight fitting elastomeric respirators were not provided formal respirator training prior to donning respirators.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1053 F02 I
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $518 · Current $200 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan: Location: CNC machine and handheld fabrication areas On or about 3/1/2024, a written silica exposure control plan was not developed for fabrication and manufacturing of granite countertops.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $200
- — C (O) $518
- — Z (O) $518
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $518 · Current $200 Reduced
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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s). Location: Facility office On or about 3/1/2024, safety data sheets for granite and engineered granite stone were not maintained on-site.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $200
- — C (O) $518
- — Z (O) $518
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 347316309.
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