OSHA Inspection: SUMMIT SEALANTS, INC.

Issued

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

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:  a)  On or about October 23, 2024, and at times prior, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees who wore full-face respirators and N-95s in the workplace. The employees performing stone cutting, polishing, or grinding wore full-face respirators and/or N95s in the stone shop while cutting, grinding, or polishing stone in the stone shop. There were no medical evaluations before usage, exposing employees to physiological burdens.

Issued

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:   a)  On or about November 16, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards, such as respirable crystalline silica, in that an employee was not clean shaven when wearing a N-95 respirator during stone cutting operations. Employees in the stone cutting shop are required to wear N-95s or half-face respirators when cutting or grinding and there was no worksite-specific rule that the employee should be clean shaven. The employer failed to ensure employees do not have facial hair when wearing respirators, exposing a stone cutting employees to inhalation hazards such as silica.

Issued

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-29 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 include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200):  a)  On or about October 23, 2024, and at times prior, the employer did not establish a hazard communication program which included respirable crystalline silica when employees were exposed to the hazards of respirable crystalline silica.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(j)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee covered by this section could demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following: (A) the health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica; (B) specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica; (C) 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; (D) the contents of this section; and, (E) the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (i) of this section:  a) On or about October 23, 2024, and at times prior, the employer did not train employees on the items listed in 29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(3)(i).  Employees could not demonstrate knowledge of measures the employer has taken to protect them from exposure, the contents of the respirable crystalline silica standard, or the purpose and description of a medical surveillance program.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(h)(1): The employer allowed dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica and wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods that minimize the likelihood of exposure were feasible:   a) On or about January 16, 2025, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica in the stone shop during housekeeping tasks. The employer failed to ensure employees were not dry sweeping dust where silica was present. Dry brushes were present and hanging up in the stone shop and had been used regularly for cleaning purposes.

Issued

2025-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(h)(2)(i): The employer allowed compressed air to be used to clean clothing or surfaces where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica without being used in conjunction with a ventilation system to capture blown dust:   a) On or about October 21, 2024, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica in the stone shop during housekeeping tasks. The employer failed to ensure employees were not cleaning surfaces and/or their own clothes with compressed air where silica was present. Compressed air was utilized to clean silica comprised dust off of employees' clothing and to clean surfaces in the stone shop.