Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

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: On or about March 17, 2020 and March 18, 2020, the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain exposure to respirable silica to or below the PEL in: a) The mill room when working around the mixing, extruding, adding texture and cutting of brick which is formulated and coated with quartz containing products. Employees were exposed to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica at an eight hour time weighted average between 96.4 ug/m3 and 145.7 ug/m3. b) The hack area when stacking wet brick which is formulated and coated with quartz containing products on kiln cars. Employees were exposed to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica at an eight hour time weighted average of 59.8 ug/m3. c) The thin brick tear down area when separating the thin brick which is formulated using quartz containing products prior to packing. Employees were exposed to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica at an eight hour time weighted average of 54.2 ug/m3.