US Quartz and Stones, Inc., Hopelawn, NJ

Employer contests a two-item serious citation in two parts with a fine of $8,524. The serious citation includes the alleged violation of 29 C.F.R. 1910.176(b), for failure to stack, block, interlock or limit in height material stored in tiers so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse; 29 C.F.R. 1910.178(l)(2)(ii), for failure to ensure that forklift training did consisted of a combination of formal training (e.g. lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, videotape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator’s performance in the workplace; ...