Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004I Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: a) Delaware River Basin Stone LLC, 1823 Airport Road, Deposit, New York, 13754. On or about 3/26/2024, the employer did not provide employees in the general stone cutting area, Area A, with initial and annual thereafter training on the use of a tight fitting facepiece respirator. Employees in Area A were exposed to an eight hour time weighted average (TWA) of 72.3 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 1.45 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 469 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 11 minutes not sampled. b) Delaware River Basin Stone LLC, 1823 Airport Road, Deposit, New York, 13754. On or about 3/26/2024, the employer did not provide employees in the special cutting area, Area C with initial and annual thereafter training on the use of a tight fitting facepiece respirator. Employees in Area C were exposed to an eight hour time weighted average (TWA) of 109.3 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of respirable crystalline silica, approximately 2.19 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3. The sampling period was for 477 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 3 minutes not sampled.