Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19101053 I01 I
Inspection Nr: 1534207.015
Citation: 01014
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $5,461.00
Current Penalty: $2,750.00
Issuance Date: 11/23/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 01/31/2022
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 12/06/2021
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 9000
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 12/06/2021 | $2,750.00 | 01/31/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/23/2021 | $5,461.00 | 01/12/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 014 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. (a) Main building, stone fabrication area - On or about June 22, 2021, the employer failed to make medical surveillance available to a fabricator who was occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year. The employee was, thereby, exposed to health hazards including, but not limited to, silicosis, lung cancer, and activation of latent tuberculosis (TB) from inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust.