Brazilian Stone Design LLC
Outcome
Brazilian Stone Design LLC was cited for seven serious OSHA violations and fined $33,000 at its Powder Springs, Georgia stone countertop fabrication facility for exposing workers to hazardous levels of crystalline silica, failing to require respirator use, and failing to conduct required monitoring and fit testing.
Details
Brazilian Stone Design LLC — Silica Overexposure, Seven Serious Violations, Georgia (2025)
Outcome: Brazilian Stone Design LLC was cited for seven serious OSHA violations and fined $33,000 for exposing workers at its Powder Springs, Georgia stone countertop fabrication shop to hazardous levels of respirable crystalline silica without respirators, fit testing, air monitoring, or hearing protection.
OSHA inspectors visited Brazilian Stone Design LLC's stone countertop fabrication and sales facility in Powder Springs, Georgia in 2025. Investigators found the company was exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica generated during countertop cutting and fabrication operations. The company had not required workers to use respirators, had not conducted respirator fit testing or training, had not implemented an air monitoring program to measure workers' actual silica exposure levels, and had not maintained an adequate hearing conservation program for the noise generated during fabrication. Seven serious violations covering each of these failures were cited, with a proposed penalty of $33,000.
Primary Source: US Labor Department cites Georgia counter manufacturer for exposing workers to hazardous levels of crystalline silica
How Crucible Prevents This
Stone countertop fabrication is a nationally recognized silicosis risk environment. The cluster of Cartersville, Powder Springs, and Chicago stone shop citations in the same enforcement period reflects OSHA's National Emphasis Program targeting silica in stone fabrication. Crucible's compliance tracking applied to the silica NEP citation pattern would flag any stone fabrication employer with prior silica citations as requiring immediate exposure control plan verification before any new dry cutting or grinding work is authorized.
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