The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Venetian Marble & Granite of Helotes, TX, with 10 serious safety and health violations after an inspection found that workers were exposed to unsafe levels of crystalline silica particles. Proposed penalties total $41,300.
“This company jeopardized the health of its workers by exposing them to respirable silica above OSHA’s established limits,” said Jeff Funke, Director of OSHA’s San Antonio Area Office.