| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2023-10-30
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| Emphasis |
L: FORKLIFT, N: RCS-NEP, P: RCS-NEP
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| Case Closed |
2024-05-28
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
2305.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
18 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear N95 respirators in the workplace without the employer establishing and implementing a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
18 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| 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) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear a tight-fitting N95 negative pressure respirator without first being medically evaluated to ensure the employees were medically able to wear a negative pressure respirator. |
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| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
18 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear N95 negative pressure respirators without first being fit tested. |
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| Citation ID |
01001D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 K03 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
18 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were required to wear N95 negative pressure respirators without first being provided training as required by the standard. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 C |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
2305.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 cmg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 cmg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour time weight average (TWA). An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 73.9 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 1.479 times the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Results were based on a 441-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 39 minutes not sampled. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 D03 I |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to assess the employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops to determine their 8-hour TWA exposure. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 73.9 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 1.479 times the permissible exposure level of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Results were based on a 441-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 39 minutes not sampled. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1): The employer did not establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica was, or could have been reasonably expected to be, in excess of the PEL: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 cmg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 73.9 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 1.479 times the permissible exposure level of 50 micrograms per cubic meter and the employer failed to establish a regulated area. Results were based on a 441-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 39 minutes not sampled. |
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| Citation ID |
01002D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, and the employer did not demonstrate that such controls are not feasible: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 cmg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 73.9 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 1.479 times the permissible exposure level of 50 micrograms per cubic meter and the employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL. Results were based on a 441-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 39 minutes not sampled. |
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| Citation ID |
01002E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 G02 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023, and at times prior thereto; the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees performed work in an area requiring employees to use respirators to reduce exposure to respirable Silica without having a respiratory protection program meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134 in place. |
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| Citation ID |
01002F |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 I01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 73.9 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 2.95 times the action level of 25 micrograms per cubic meter. Results were based on a 441-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 39 minutes not sampled. |
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| Citation ID |
01002G |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 J03 I |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about October 31, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide effective training on silica to employees exposed over the permissible exposure level. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 73.9 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 1.479 times the permissible exposure level of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Results were based on a 441-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 39 minutes not sampled. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
2305.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
18 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 information required in (e)(1)(i)-(e)(1)(ii). a) Facility: On or about October 31, 2023: Employer did not have a written hazard communication program detailing the hazards of chemicals such as but not limited to acetone, denatured alcohol, lacquers, thinners sealers, natural stone, and manufactured stone used in the facility |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-03-14 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-04-08 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
18 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) Facility: On or about October 31, 2023; and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to acetone, denatured alcohol, lacquers, thinners sealers, natural stone, and manufactured stone without providing information and training on these chemicals and substances they are required to work around as required by the standard. |
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