Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101053 E04
Inspection Nr: 1783108.015
Citation: 01007B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $6,620.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 02/13/2025
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 12
Abatement Date: 07/02/2025
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0213900
Contest Date: 03/05/2025
Final Order: 08/07/2025
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Substance: 9000
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 08/07/2025 | $0.00 | 07/02/2025 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 03/05/2025 | $6,620.00 | 03/12/2025 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/13/2025 | $6,620.00 | 03/12/2025 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(4):The employer did not provide each employee and the employee's designated representative entering a regulated area with an appropriate respirator in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section and did not require each employee and the employee's designated representative to use the respirator while in a regulated area.: a) Production area stone side: The employer did not require employees working in the production area stone side to wear respirators where the exposure level to respirable crystalline silica was above the permissible exposure limit, on or about 10/22/24. b) Production area stone side: The employer did not require Corian processing employees who passed through the stone side of production to access the Corian side to wear respirators where the exposure level to respirable crystalline silica was above the permissible exposure limit, on or about 10/22/24. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19