OSHA Inspection: STONE ATLANTA COUNTERTOPS INC

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 19, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256

Hazardous substances S900

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) Stone fabrication warehouse/production area: On or about August 20, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that a medical evaluation was not provided when the employee was required to wear a 3M 6200 Series half-face respirator to conduct housekeeping and material handling activities.

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 19, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,107 · Current $5,107

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Stone fabrication warehouse/production area: On or about August 20, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that the employee was not provided a fit test when required to wear a 3M 6200 half-face respirator while conducting housekeeping and material handling activities.

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 19, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $5,958

Hazardous substances S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(3)(i):The employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  a) Stone fabrication warehouse/production area: On or about August 20, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respirable crystalline silica hazards, in that initial personal monitoring was not conducted, while an employee was performing housekeeping and material handling activities.

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 19, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $5,958

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) Stone fabrication warehouse/production area: On or about August 20, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respirable crystalline silica hazards, in that the employee was permitted to conduct dry sweeping while performing housekeeping activities in the grinding and polishing area.

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 19, 2026

Penalty

Initial $6,809 · Current $6,809

Hazardous substances S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c):The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  a) Stone fabrication warehouse/production area: On or about August 20, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to respiratory hazards, in that a written respiratory protection program was not provided, while the employee was required to wear a 3M 6200 Series half-face respirator while performing material handling and housekeeping activities.  ATL Granite Installers & Fabricators LLC with the same ownership as Stone Atlanta Countertops LLC  was cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.134(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1772389, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 02/25/2025, with respect to a workplace located at 130 Beasley Road SW Cartersville, GA. 30120.

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 19, 2026

Penalty

Initial $6,809 · Current $6,809

Hazardous substances S900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):  a) Stone fabrication warehouse/production area: On or about August 20, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to chemical hazards, in that a hazard communication program was not developed and implemented while the employee was exposed to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to muriatic acid, silica and soda ash.   ATL Granite Installers & Fabricators LLC with the same ownership as Stone Atlanta Countertops LLC  was cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1772389, citation number 2, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on 02/25/2025, with respect to a workplace located at 130 Beasley Road SW Cartersville, GA. 30120.

Issued

Feb 19, 2026

Abate by

Mar 19, 2026

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 which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  a) Stone fabrication warehouse/production area: On or about August 20, 2025, and at times prior, the employer exposed an employee to chemical and struck-by hazards, in that a certified personal protective equipment hazard assessment was not provided, while the employee was performing housekeeping and material handling activities.