| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Health
|
| Close Conference |
2024-03-22
|
| Emphasis |
N: RCS-NEP
|
| Case Closed |
2024-10-10
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
2128841 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-07-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-09-30 |
| Current Penalty |
2305.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| 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 March 22, 2024, 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. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 F02 III |
| Issuance Date |
2024-07-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-09-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(iii):The employer did not make the written exposure control plan readily available for examination and copying, upon request, to each employee covered by this section, their designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary and the Director: a. On or about March 22, 2024, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not make the written exposure control plan readily available for examination and copying, upon request, to each employee covered by this section. Four employees were observed performing daily tasks including, but not limited to, polishing granite pieces such as quartz or granite. The employer did not develop the written exposure control which discusses the precautions to take when using Crystalline Silica as part of the job. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-07-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-09-30 |
| Current Penalty |
2305.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) a. On or about March 22, 2024, in the Fabrication area: the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for employees 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 |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 K06 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-07-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-09-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: a. On or about March 22, 2024, in the Fabrication area: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that employees voluntarily wore the 3M Half facepiece respirators while performing polishing tasks on manufactured or natural granite pieces and were not trained on the basic advisory information contained in Appendix D. |
|
| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 H02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2024-07-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-09-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i):Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve: a. On or about March 22, 2024, in the Fabrication area: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that, the respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals. |
|
| Citation ID |
02003 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C02 II |
| Issuance Date |
2024-07-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-09-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: a. On or about March 11, 2024, in the Fabrication area: the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that employees voluntarily wore the 3M Half facepiece respirators while performing polishing tasks on manufactured or natural granite pieces. The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the use. |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Planned
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2024-02-06
|
| Emphasis |
N: AMPUTATE, P: AMPUTATE
|
| Case Closed |
2024-06-23
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
2128841 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100213 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-06-07 |
| Current Penalty |
2766.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-06-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut. a. On or about February 6, 2024, at the site, employees were exposed to amputation hazards, in that the Grizzly 10" 240V cabinet table saw was being operated without a guard. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100022 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-06-07 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-06-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. a. On or about February 6, 2024, at the worksite: employees were exposed to fire hazards, in that, the employer did not ensure that the sawdust around the table saws had been kept clean. |
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