OSHA Inspection: CNC GRANITE, LLC.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $1,702 · Current $1,702

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  a.  On or about April 29, 2025, the employer failed to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures for employees that were required to wear 3M N95 particulate respirators while performing stone furniture manufacturing activities.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.  a.  On or about April 29, 2025,  the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear 3M N95 particulate respirators had passed an appropriate qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a. On or about April 29, 2025, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees who were required to wear 3M N95 particulate respirators during stone furniture manufacturing activities.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $2,270

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).  a.  On or after April 23, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that employees permitted to operate powered industrial trucks had completed formal instruction, practical training and an evaluation of the operator's performance, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $2,838

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(4): Other portable grinders. The maximum angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guards used on other portable grinding machines shall not exceed 180 deg. and the top half of the wheel shall be enclosed at all times.   a. On or about April 23, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that an installer employee was protected from the rotating parts and flying debris of a corded Makita angle grinder with an unguarded cutting disc, thereby exposing the employee to caught-in and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $2,270

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each 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, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a. On or about April 23, 2025, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, Superior Polyester Transparent Flowing, Superior V-Max SV9, and Klean Strip Acetone.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a.  On or about April 23, 2025, at the workplace, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Superior Polyester Transparent Flowing, Superior V-Max SV9, Klean Strip Acetone and respirable crystalline silica.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $2,838

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  a. On or about March 17, 2025, an installer was hospitalized due to a work-related incident, the employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within twenty-four hours.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(1): Exposure assessment-(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is 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.  On or about April 23, 2025, the employer did not assess the silica exposure of each employee performing stone furniture manufacturing activities such as, but not limited to, cutting, grinding and polishing.