| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
|
| Close Conference |
2021-09-02
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| Emphasis |
L: HINOISE, N: RCS-NEP, P: HINOISE
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| Case Closed |
2022-02-07
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1773125 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1533223 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 C |
| Issuance Date |
2021-10-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-01-28 |
| Current Penalty |
2340.6 |
| Initial Penalty |
3901.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-11-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| 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. A Fabrication Technician cutting, grinding, and sanding granite countertops was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 90.2 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 265 minutes on 06/04/2021. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-10-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-01-28 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-11-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| 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. A Fabrication Technician cutting, grinding, and sanding granite countertops was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 90.2 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 265 minutes on 06/04/2021. The employer failed to implement effective engineering or work practice control methods for this task. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 G02 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-10-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-01-28 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-11-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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. A Fabrication Technician cutting, grinding, and sanding granite countertops was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 90.2 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 265 minutes on 06/04/2021. The employer did not develop and institute a respiratory protection program. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-10-15 |
| Current Penalty |
1404.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2340.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-11-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): Exposure assessment-(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is 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. Granite Countertop Fabrication Shop: On or about 06/04/2021 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to respirable crystalline silica, in that initial exposure monitoring was not performed during granite cutting, grinding, and sanding operations. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-10-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-01-28 |
| Current Penalty |
1404.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2340.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-11-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
1 |
| 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. A Fabrication Technician cutting, grinding, and sanding granite countertops was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 90.2 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 265 minutes on 06/04/2021. The employer did not establish a regulated area. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 F02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2021-10-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-01-28 |
| Current Penalty |
262.8 |
| Initial Penalty |
438.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-11-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| 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. Granite Countertop Fabrication Shop: On or about 06/04/2021 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees 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 employees during granite cutting, grinding, and sanding operations. |
|
| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101053 I01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2021-10-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-01-28 |
| Current Penalty |
262.8 |
| Initial Penalty |
438.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-11-10 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i):The employer did not make medical surveillance available for all employees who were or could be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year: a. A Fabrication Technician cutting, grinding, and sanding granite countertops was exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica at a Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 90.2 micrograms per cubic meter (�g/m3), 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit of 50.0 �g/m3. The sampling was performed for 265 minutes on 06/04/2021. The employer did not make medical surveillance available to employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica over the permissible exposure limit. |
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