| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100212 A03 II |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-08-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2048.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4096.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded: a) Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: On or about 4/6/2021, the employer exposed an employee to laceration hazards, in that the Makita 9564CV angle grinder cutting disk was unguarded while an employee cut holes in countertops. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 C |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-08-25 |
| Current Penalty |
3413.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
6827.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| 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 g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA: a. Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: An employee dry cutting holes in natural stone with an angle grinder for countertop sinks was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 614.4 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 12 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 77 minutes on 4/6/2021. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-08-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| 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, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible: a. Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: An employee dry cutting holes in natural stone with an angle grinder for countertop sinks was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 614.4 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 12 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 77 minutes on 4/6/2021. The employer failed to implement effective engineering or work practice control methods for this task. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 G02 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| 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) Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: An employee dry cutting holes in natural stone with an angle grinder for countertop sinks was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 614.4 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 12 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 77 minutes on 4/6/2021. The employer did not institute an effective respiratory protection program. |
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| Citation ID |
01002D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F02 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: a) Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: On or about 4/6/2021, the employer exposed an employee to respirable crystalline silica above the permissible exposure limit, in that initial respirator fit testing was not provided to an employee dry cutting countertops. |
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| Citation ID |
01002E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 G01 I A |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: On or about 4/6/2021, the employer exposed an employee to respirable crystalline silica above the permissible exposure limit, in that an employee wearing a tight fitting respirator had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the respirator facepiece and the face while the employee was dry cutting countertops. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Current Penalty |
3413.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
6827.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| 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) Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: On or about 4/6/2021, the employer exposed an employee to respirable crystalline silica above the permissible exposure limit, in that initial exposure monitoring was not performed while the employee dry cut holes in natural stone for countertop sinks. |
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| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-08-25 |
| Current Penalty |
3413.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
6827.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| 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) Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: An employee dry cutting holes in natural stone with an angle grinder for countertop sinks was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 614.4 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 12 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 77 minutes on 4/6/2021. The employer did not establish a regulated area. |
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| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 J02 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-08-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(2): The employer did not post signs at all entrances to regulated areas that bear the following legend: DANGER RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA MAY CAUSE CANCER CAUSES DAMAGE TO LUNGS WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IN THIS AREA AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY a) Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: On or about 4/6/2021, the employer exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica above the permissible exposure limit, in that danger signs were not posted to warn employees of exposure to respirable crystalline silica produced during dry cutting of natural stone countertops. |
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| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 F02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2021-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-10-18 |
| Current Penalty |
3413.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
6827.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-08-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan: a. Countertop Cutting Shed/Area: On or about 4/6/2021, the employer exposed an employee to respirable crystalline silica above the permissible exposure limit, in that the employer had not established and implemented a written silica exposure control plan for an employee dry cutting holes in natural stone countertops. |
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