| Inspection Type |
Prog Related
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2023-12-08
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| Emphasis |
N: RCS-NEP, P: RCS-NEP
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| Case Closed |
2025-01-21
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-04-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-06-20 |
| Current Penalty |
6775.2 |
| Initial Penalty |
11292.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: 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 place. Three employees working in the polishing area were observed wearing N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators while performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F02 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-04-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-06-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece was used, and at least annually thereafter: a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not ensure that employees wearing N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator. Three employees working in the polishing area were observed wearing N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators while performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone. |
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| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 K01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-04-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-06-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii): a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not provide respirator training to employees required to wear N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators before starting work. Three employees working in the polishing area were observed wearing N95 Max Aggressive 9510 Particulate Respirators while performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-04-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-05-28 |
| Current Penalty |
4840.2 |
| Initial Penalty |
8067.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1):The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was 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 December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area, the employer did not assess the exposure of each employee that was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level. Employees were observed performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone. OSHA sampling revealed that a fabricator was exposed to crystalline silica at an at an 8-hour TWA of 55.30 mcg/m3, approximately 1.096 times the OSHA-PEL of 50 mcg/m3. The exposure level was derived from a sample collected over a 415 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 65 minute unsampled period. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 J01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-04-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-05-28 |
| Current Penalty |
4840.2 |
| Initial Penalty |
8067.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that at least the following respirable crystalline silica-specific hazards were addressed during hazard communication training - cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects: a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area, the employer did not ensure that at least the following respirable crystalline silica-specific hazards were addressed during hazard communication training - cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects. Three employees were observed performing daily tasks such as, but not limited to, polishing the granite and quartz pieces that has crystalline silica as a composition material for manufactured stone. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-04-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-05-28 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area. a. On or about December 8, 2023, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area. Employees assigned to the polishing area were not trained on the possible occupational hazards and exposure to chemicals such as, but not limited to, Crystalline Silica 51-90 % SiO2, Solido Quarzo, Bar Keepers Friend Soft Cleanser, and Catalizzatore Fast. |
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|
| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2016-11-09
|
| Case Closed |
2017-02-07
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1152925 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100213 A09 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-09 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-03 |
| Current Penalty |
2137.8 |
| Initial Penalty |
3563.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-01-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.213(a)(9): All belts, pulleys, gears, shafts, and moving parts were not guarded in accordance with the specific requirements of 1910.219 At the fabrication bay, employee suffered an amputation when he was operating a skill saw with bottom blade guard being missing, on or about 10/28/2016. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040039 A02 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-09 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-03 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-01-18 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours. a) At the establishment, an employee was hospitalized on 10/28/2016 due to amputation of left index finger tip. Th employer notified OSHA on 11/04/2016. |
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