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Employee dry cutting granite counter tops.  The exposure was compounded by the employer's standing fan blowing the dust back into the employee's breathing zone. Photo ID: 1411
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Category:

Silica

Hazard:

Employee exposed to crystalline silica above the PEL

Standard Violated:

1910.1000

Corrective Action:

Emploer implemented wet methods

Description:

Employee dry cutting granite counter tops. The exposure was compounded by the employer's standing fan blowing the dust back into the employee's breathing zone.