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

29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year: a) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about May 1, 2024, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 193.18 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 7.727 times the action level of 25 micrograms per cubic meter. Results were based on a 346-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 134 minutes not sampled. b) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about May 1, 2024, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 111 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 4.44 times the action level of 25 micrograms per cubic meter. Results were based on a 486-minute sampling period. c) Manual cutting and polishing area; On or about May 1, 2024, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to each employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who has been occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. An employee wet and dry cutting and polishing, natural and manufactured stone countertops was exposed to respirable crystalline silica hazards at 139.7 micrograms per cubic meter which is approximately 5.58 times the action level of 25 micrograms per cubic meter. Results were based on a 409-minute sampling period with zero exposure used for the 71 minutes not sampled.