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OSHA Inspection: DENCO INCORPORATED

Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of DENCO INCORPORATED in SLICK CITY, WHITE SANDS MSL RGE, NM 88002 (NAICS 928110). OSHA activity number 307249060.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
DENCO INCORPORATED
Site address
SLICK CITY
City
WHITE SANDS MSL RGE
State
NM
ZIP
88002
Mailing
742 W. PALMS, LAS CRUCES, NM 88007

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Unprogrammed Related (G)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
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Establishment context

NAICS code
928110
SIC code (legacy)
9711
Employees
25
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the conditions listed below:
DENCO Incorporated , 742 W. Palms, Las Cruces, NM 88007; for the period of
time up to and
including July 14, 2007 DENCO Incorporated did not furnish a place of
employment
exposed to the
hazard of trench collapse and cave-in.
Feasible means of abatement may include Competent Person training and the
development of
procedures for trenching/excavating operations.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the conditions listed below:
DENCO Incorporated, 742 W. Palms, Las Cruces, NM 88007; for the period of
time up to and
including July 14, 2007 DENCO Incorporated did not furnish a place of
employment free from
recognized hazards.  DENCO Incorporated at a site known as Slick City
located in a munitions
impact area at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico employees entered
into the swing radius
of excavation machinery while performing work at this site.  Employer did
not have a procedure
in place to prevent personnel from entering into the swing radius
(approximately 30') of
machinery being used for excavation project.  Employees were exposed to
the hazard of getting
struck by excavator being used to extract ordnance.  Employer was in daily
communication with
employee regarding the status of ordnance recovery.
Feasible means of abatement may include a written procedure for
trenching/excavating
operations and employee training on these procedures.

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 307249060.