Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) Reclaim area: On or about February 11, 2021, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards from respirable crystalline silica by providing and requiring employees to wear half-mask negative pressure respirators without providing the employees with medical evaluation to determine their ability to use the respirator. Two employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica above the OSHA established Permissible Exposure Limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air while working at the sand reclaim area.