KB Surfaces LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Rhode Island, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 5, 2023 after a complaint, in North Smithfield.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 28 citation items: 21 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $36,602 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $18,397, down 50%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.95, noise (4 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. KB Surfaces LLC averages $6,132 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
Inspection 345157689 OPENED FEB 22, 2021Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2021
20 Providence Pike, North Smithfield, RI 02896 · Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(3)(iii)
(iii) Where the most recent exposure monitoring indicates that employee exposures are at or above the action level but at or below the PEL, the employer shall repeat such monitoring within six months of the most recent monitoring.
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)
(2) Written exposure control plan. (i) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:
29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i)
(i) Medical surveillance—(1) General. (i) The employer shall 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
