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OSHA Inspection: PROTO CONSTRUCTION & PAVING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PROTO CONSTRUCTION & PAVING, INC. in US 40 AND COUNTY ROAD 804, FRASER, CO 80442 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304981145.

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Site address
US 40 AND COUNTY ROAD 804
City
FRASER
State
CO
ZIP
80442
Mailing
5401 N. PETERSON RD. PO BOX 110, SEDALIA, CO 80135
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1623
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 25, 2002
Abate by
Oct 31, 2002
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that
were causing or
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed
to caught in-between hazards:
a)Proto Construction and Paving, Inc. at US 40 and County Road 804,
Fraser, Colorado 80442:  On or before October 1, 2002, an employee rode
the rear bucket of a Cat 345B backhoe from the top of the trench, down
approximately four feet, to cut a pipe near the trench wall.  This
condition
exposed this employee to hazards of falls of approximately 11.8 feet, to
being
struck by the bucket, to being caught in-between moving parts of the
bucket,
and to being caught in-between cave-ins and the bucket.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (See
enclosed "Sample
Abatement-Certification Letter").
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method can be
found in SAE
J153, Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice, Section 4.3 Operator - General
Precautions,
instructs operators:  "Do not permit riders on the machine if there are no
manufacturer's
designated place for a rider."  In addition, Section 7.10, Operating
Precautions, instructs
operators to never allow anyone to be under or within reach while the
equipment is
operating.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1250.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1926.1053 B01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 25, 2002
Abate by
Oct 31, 2002
Penalty
Initial $1,250
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1926.1053 B16

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 25, 2002
Abate by
Oct 31, 2002
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S)

1926.652 A01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 25, 2002
Abate by
Oct 31, 2002
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $3000.00
  • — Z (R) $3000.00

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