LITTLETON, CO —
OSHA Inspection: REDLINE PIPELINE, LLC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of REDLINE PIPELINE, LLC in NE CORNER OF RAMPART RANGE AND VILLAGE CIRCLE, LITTLETON, CO 80125 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 330294448.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- REDLINE PIPELINE, LLC
- Site address
- NE CORNER OF RAMPART RANGE AND VILLAGE CIRCLE
- City
- LITTLETON
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80125
- Mailing
- 19126 SHADOWOOD DRIVE, MONUMENT, CO 80132
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: a) On or about May 2, 2011, Redline Pipeline, LLC, as a controlling employer, did not ensure that Quetzal Environmental (subcontractor) protected their employees from cave-ins while they worked in a trench which was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system. Employees worked in a trench which was approximately 8-10 feet deep with the north wall cut straight at approximately a 90 degree angle to the base of the trench. There was some undercutting and sloughing of soil visible. In addition, other walls were not appropriately sloped, especially since the soil had been previously disturbed and standing water was located at the base of the trench.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2000
- — C (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $3000
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: a) On or about May 2, 2011, Redline Pipeline, LLC, as a controlling employer, did not ensure that Quetzal Environmental (subcontractor) protected their employees from cave-ins while they worked in a trench which contained standing water and was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: a) Redline Pipeline, LLC, as a controlling employer, did not ensure that the trench in which Quetzal Environmental (subcontractor) employees were working had been inspected by a competent person. The trench was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system and had signs of water accumulation and sloughing at the base.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1101 H03 III A
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii)(A): The employer did not provide a half-mask air-purifying respirator, other than a disposable respirator, equipped with high-efficiency filters, whenever the employee(s) performed Class II and III asbestos jobs where the employer did not produce a negative-exposure assessment: a) On or about May 2, 2011, an employee (excavator operator) was exposed to asbestos fibers while removing transite water pipe because he was not provided with at least a half-mask air purifying respirator with high-efficiency filters. The transite pipe contained Class II asbestos material.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $1800
- — Z (S) $1800
1926.1101 K09 IV C
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(C): For Class II operations not involving the categories of material specified in paragraph (k)(9)(iv)(A) of this section, training was not provided which included at a minimum all the elements included in paragraph (k)(9)(viii) of this section and in addition, the specific work practices and engineering controls set forth in paragraph (g) of this section which specifically relate to the category of material being removed, and hands-on training in the work practices applicable to each category of material that the employee removed and each removal method that the employee used. a) On or about May 2, 2011, an employee (excavator operator) was exposed to asbestos fibers while removing transite water pipe which contained asbestos without receiving adequate training in asbestos hazards, control methodologies, and other information contained in the asbestos standard which would help to minimize his exposure. The transite pipe contained Class II asbestos material.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 330294448.
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