COMMERCE CITY, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: E-Z CONCRETE INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of E-Z CONCRETE INC. in 13659 E. 104TH AVE., COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 330630849.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- E-Z CONCRETE INC.
- Site address
- 13659 E. 104TH AVE.
- City
- COMMERCE CITY
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80022
- Mailing
- 755 SOUTH FIELD STREET, LAKEWOOD, CO 80226
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237310
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2011
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 Reduced
General-duty citation text
The OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 struck-by hazards: a) E-Z Concrete Inc. at 13659 E. 104th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022: On or before June 4, 2011, the creating, exposing, and correcting employer did not ensure that employees wore reflective vests when pouring and trawling cement on a curb and gutter on a city street. Condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards. One feasible and effective means of abatement includes the use of reflective vests as provided in the Federal Highway Administration's final rule on Worker Visibility, 23 CFR Part 634, following the criteria for reflective vests as provided in the most recent American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 107. Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed, "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1224
- · Z (S) $2040
1926.200 G02
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2): The employer did not ensure that all traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers conformed to Part VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Millennium Edition, December 2000: a) E-Z Concrete Inc. at 13659 E. 104th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022: On or before June 4, 2011, the exposing employer had closed the right lane Potomac Street, and did not provide any advanced warning signs of this lane closure. The employees were pouring and trawling new cement for the curb and gutter. Condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards. Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed ,"Sample Abatement-Certification Letter"). Abatement note: The MUTCD Section 6B.01 provides that the control of road users through a temporary traffic control zone shall be an essential part of highway construction, utility work, maintenance operations, and incident management. Sections 6C.03 and 6C.04 discuss the requirements associated with advanced warning areas, providing that the advanced warning area is that section of the road where users are informed about the upcoming work zone or incident area. Typical Applications 18 illustrates a Lane Closure for a Minor Street, applicable to these circumstances.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2040
1926.202
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2011
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.202: The employer did not ensure that all barricades for protection of construction workers conformed to Part VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Millennium Edition, December 2000: a) E-Z Concrete Inc. at 13659 E. 104th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022: On or before June 4, 2011, the exposing employer did not ensure that the barricades conformed with the MUTCD in that no taper was set up to direct traffic away from the work zone, no cones were in place along the tangent of the work zone, and no cones were in place after the work zone to direct traffic back into the through lane. The employees were pouring and trawling new cement for the curb and gutter. Condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards. Abatement note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed ,"Sample Abatement-Certification Letter"). Abatement note: The MUTCD Section 6C.08 discusses the requirements associated with temporary traffic control zones, including the use of tapers with channelizing devices to move traffic out of or into normal paths. Section 6F.55 describes the use of cones and other barricades to serve as channelizing devices. Typical Application 18 illustrates a Lane Closure for a Minor Street, applicable to this work zone.
Recent events (2)
- · I (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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 330630849.
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