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29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not annually fit tested: (a) Main building, stone fabrication area - On or about May 29, 2021, the employer did not ensure that all employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators, including Sperian Freedom Disposable Series half-face negative pressure air-purifying respirators, were fit tested within the previous 12 months, thereby exposing employees to illnesses including, but not limited to, silicosis, lung cancer, and activation of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection related to respirable crystalline silica inhalation. (b) Main building, stone fabrication area - On or about June 22, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided a medical evaluation prior to using tight-fitting respirators, including Boncare KN95 filtering facepiece respirators with ear loops were fit tested within the previous 12 months, thereby exposing employees to illnesses including, but not limited to, silicosis, lung cancer, and activation of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection related to respirable crystalline silica inhalation.