OSHA Inspection: VENEER STONE, LLC

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a) Production area; On or about May 20, 2024, and times prior the employer failed to verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Production area: On or about May 20, 2024, and at times prior thereto; the employer failed to provide employees who voluntarily wear N95 dust masks  with basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.141(a)(3)(i):Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  a) Production floor toilet: On or about May 20, 2024, and at times prior thereto the employer failed to maintain  the toilet used by employees  in a sanitary condition.

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 28, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(2): Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.   a) Production area : On or about May 20, 2024, and at times prior to; the employer failed to ensure portable fire extinguishers in the facility were visually inspected monthly.

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3):The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.  a) Production area: On or about May 20, 2024, and at times prior to; the employer failed to ensure annual maintenance checks on portable fire extinguishers was conducted.

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):  a) Production area: On or about May 20, 2024, and at times prior thereto, the employer  failed to include  respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard.

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Production area: On or about, May 20, 2024, and at times prior, thereto; the employer failed to maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical.  Employees used products that contained hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to powdered paint and Portland cement.

Issued

Oct 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Production area: On or about, May 20, 2024, and at times prior thereto; the employer failed to provide employees with hazard communications training. Employees used products that contained hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to powdered paint and Portland cement.