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

29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i):The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who will be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. Saulo's Granite, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA - On or about January 16, 2020, the employer did not provide medical surveillance for employees exposed to respirable silica above the action level for 30 or more days: a) Saulo's Granite, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA - On or about January 16, 2020, an employee dry grinding and dry buffing granite counter tops was exposed to respirable silica levels of 2690 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), 53.8 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure was derived from a sample taken over 315 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 165 minutes not sampled. b)Saulo's Granite, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA  On or about January 16, 2020, an employee dry grinding and dry buffing granite counter tops was exposed to respirable silica levels of 1,875 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), 37.5 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure was derived from a sample taken over 300 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 180 minutes not sampled. c) Saulo's Granite, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA  On or about January 22, 2020, an employee dry grinding and dry buffing granite counter tops was exposed to respirable silica levels of 3,152 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), 63 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure was derived from a sample taken over 369 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 111 minutes not sampled. d)Saulo's Granite, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA  On or about January 22, 2020, an employee dry grinding and dry buffing granite counter tops was exposed to respirable silica levels of 1,835 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), 36.7 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure was derived from a sample taken over 367 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 113 minutes not sampled. e)Saulo's Granite, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA  On or about January 22, 2020, an employee polishing and buffing granite counter tops was exposed to respirable silica levels of 367.5 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), 7.4 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure was derived from a sample taken over 360 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 120 minutes not sampled. f)Saulo's Granite, LLC, Stone Mountain, GA  On or about January 22, 2020, an employee polishing and buffing granite counter tops was exposed to respirable silica levels of 109.7 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3), 2.2 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure was derived from a sample taken over 329 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the 151 minutes not sampled. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).