Stone Atlanta Countertops Inc.
Outcome
Stone Atlanta Countertops Inc. was cited for 2 repeat, 7 serious, and 3 other-than-serious OSHA violations and fined $42,699 at its Cartersville, Georgia stone countertop facility for continuing to expose workers to respirable crystalline silica and excessive noise after a prior inspection identified the same hazards.
Details
Stone Atlanta Countertops Inc. — Repeat Silica Exposure Violations, Cartersville GA (2025–2026)
Outcome: Stone Atlanta Countertops Inc. was cited for 2 repeat, 7 serious, and 3 other-than-serious OSHA violations and fined $42,699 for ongoing failure to control crystalline silica and noise exposure at its Cartersville, Georgia facility after a prior inspection had identified the same hazards.
OSHA conducted a follow-up inspection at Stone Atlanta Countertops Inc.'s Cartersville, Georgia stone countertop fabrication facility in 2025 and found that the hazards identified in a prior inspection had not been corrected. The company was exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica — fine particles released during dry cutting, grinding, and polishing of engineered stone and granite — and to excessive noise during fabrication operations. The employer lacked a written respiratory protection program, a required crystalline silica exposure control plan, and adequate hazard communication documentation for silica-containing materials.
Two repeat violations reflected the same hazards being cited for a second time. Seven serious violations addressed specific control failures. Three other-than-serious violations covered recordkeeping and program documentation gaps. OSHA proposed $42,699 in penalties.
Primary Source: US Department of Labor cites Georgia stone product manufacturers for exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica, other safety violations
How Crucible Prevents This
Respirable crystalline silica in stone countertop fabrication is a known, documented occupational disease pathway that causes silicosis — an irreversible and fatal lung disease. Follow-up inspection repeat citations indicate the employer was aware of the hazard from a prior inspection and chose not to correct it. Crucible's compliance gap tracking would require documented abatement of prior silica citations — wet methods, local exhaust ventilation, respiratory protection enrollment — before new production work is authorized.
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